latch
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And in the time since, LIV continued to face the problem that dogged the league from the outset: It failed to latch on with fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The aim is then for the robot to maneuver around the telescope and latch on with three movable arms.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The episode punctuated how reflexively we latch onto the idea of weakness as the primary outgrowth of racial injustice.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2026
But the idea that the entire world could latch onto something together feels too far-fetched in our own current fractured news environment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The door latch rattled again, and this time the hook just kept on rattling until it worked its way out of the loop and fell hanging.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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
“There is a lot of information that’s lost from having no vision,” says Liana Mutia, who latches onto opponents and relies on her hands to compete in judo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2024
He latches onto a careless back-header by Tyler Bindon and takes the ball around Reading keeper Joel Pereira, but Bindon atones by getting back to block on the line.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
Widget slides the door closed behind them and latches it.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 4
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"Core Curriculum: Introductory Craft Skills," Vocabulary from Module Six
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