latch
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Fast-forward 40 years, it’s impossible to imagine that MacLachlan would have anything else for Other Kyle to latch onto.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
But why do we latch onto the fears they sell us?
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2026
The next year, in 2013, cancer researcher Kevan Shokat found a pocket on the RAS protein that a drug could latch on to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Greggs, the UK's largest fast-food chain, has launched a range of new products this year, many of which latch onto trends such as high-protein salads and matcha.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
She undid the rough iron latch with trembling fingers.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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
The recall centres on latches that may not engage properly, which could lead to the doors on Grenadier SUVs opening while being driven "increasing the risk of injury to passengers inside the vehicle."
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
The system latches onto that speaker's voice and continues to play it back to the listener, even as the pair moves around.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
She rushed to it and threw open the latches, then the lid. dines into a vehicle built for three.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Vocabulary lists containing latch
"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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"Little Red Riding Hood" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
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"Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills," Vocabulary from Module Six
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