cage
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The author’s passionate chronicle opens the cage, granting those within both voice and substance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Seahorses have a particular internal architecture, including a rigid cage of fused bony plates supporting the belly and a bony crown, called a coronet, on the head.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Former circus bear Bu had spent years confined to a small indoor cage after being forced to perform.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Note how she dances, ignoring the regimented steps to nuzzle sweetly into her husband’s rib cage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Next he stuck his face out of the cage and looked around, his eyes like burning coals.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Dr Sim says the dog is always right when pointing out a sea squirt, which can be difficult to spot, looking like slime among seaweed and on structures like pontoons and oyster cages.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The girl is his daughter Natalia, and the birds reference his grandfather who kept a collection as pets in cages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Only that there were cages on both sides.”
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Detainees at the now-shuttered immigration facility in Florida known as "Alligator Alcatraz" were held at times in metal cages the size of phone booths, according to a new report.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The cages are behind the building, tucked into pine trees and landscaping.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
Herzog impresses this notion from the very beginning: A dream shared by Joan and Jean, in which the sisters stand in a corridor flanked by caged birds.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
Traveling with a coffin and a caged panther, Claire hasn’t come alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
We passed a caged dog and saw a puppy on a short leash being loaded into a vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The wedding industry that’s created demand for everything from caged doves to ceiling flowers finally is turning its attention to men, reminding brides of four important words: It’s his day too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
I know it’s caged for protection—so no truck-driving supplier tosses a box into the corner and shatters the bulb.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
None of the people involved in caging the fawn were identified, according to the release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Ben Williamson, who works for PeTA, says that the new box shows that people today no longer accept “the chaining and caging of wild animals.”
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 23, 2024
One tomb, part of a substantial cemetery surrounding a monastery to the west of Xylotymbou village was being used for caging cats.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2024
Sir Robert said the "effective caging of human beings" was "out of date".
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2022
No interest in caging the prey for later use.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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