latch
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If you have the ability to latch on to a superior strategy and close your eyes then that could earn you an extra percentage point or two in the long run.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
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
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
Nino loses both parents when very young but latches on to his grandfather’s tale that they’re not dead, they’re merely living in peace in a heavenly place, “on the island.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Tesla’s vehicles primarily use electronic door latches that are opened by pressing a button.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 24, 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
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
“It isn’t a—” “Yes, fine, that’s no bother,” said Emma, flipping open the trunk’s latches.
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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