clutches
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The earlier “Insidious” films benefited from the magnetism of Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne, who played the concerned parents of a young boy who fell into the Further’s clutches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Set against the backdrop of our modern culture, where we’re filming everything but listening to no one, McElwee finds himself trapped in irony’s clutches.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
She clutches her thighs, then her chair, crying and occasionally looking up at the sky, as if searching for answers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
Russell managed to pass Verstappen on lap nine before the four-time champion fell back into the clutches of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who moved past the Red Bull a lap later.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Bob and his saber-toothed sidekick continued to weave around Tartarus’s legs, attacking, and dodging to stay out of his clutches.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
