latch
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The group experiment with props including a wind machine and a foley door - a miniature door with a latch used for sound effects - as well as different materials such as plastic and leaves.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
In effect, the toxin must first latch onto this protein before it can carry out its damaging activity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
For decades, drugmakers had called RAS “undruggable,” because its surface was too smooth for traditional molecules to latch on to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Don’t try and latch on to whatever the success is, and then complain that it didn’t work for you when that wasn’t your forte to begin with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Fred clambered up the chain link door and, remembering what he’d seen Reginald do, locked his mouth on its latch.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
Everything from seat-belt buckle mechanisms to door latches could change how passengers might evacuate in an emergency, or how they are protected in a crash, Federal Aviation Administration chief Bryan Bedford told reporters last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Tesla’s vehicles primarily use electronic door latches that are opened by pressing a button.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 2025
On the Igloo website, the company stated that injuries could occur at “pinching points” which are on or around the handles, latches, hinges, lid and other moving components on the coolers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2025
In 2021, the company also faced a recall related to faulty bonnet latches, some of which were misaligned and put the piece at increased risk of popping open.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2024
In the kitchen, while Molly cleans out cabinets and Jack tightens the latches on the screen door, they discuss what Sarah and her family might want to do on the island.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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