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leash

[leesh] / liʃ /




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Money is getting tighter for America’s hundreds of thousands of homeowners associations, and they are extending a shorter financial leash to their residents.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

“You are dealing with imperfect information. So the mindset is to take down the exposure if it is the beginning of the end. We have a short leash on these stocks,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

She added there had been "no safety briefing" beforehand, none of the participants had the right type of leash for their boards in these conditions and Lloyd did not have any next of kin details.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Guarded by elite army commandos, their mascot Aloka -- a stray dog rescued in India -- walked on a leash, drawing bows and clasped hands from devotees lining the route.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

I ask this every time she has me take the leash.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

He muscled it into the cage elevator, leashes in hand, the machine balanced against his hip like a prize wrested from fate.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2025

All of these animals are loose, liberated from the confines of cages and leashes, and yet no havoc has ensued.

From Los Angeles Times May 23, 2025

She said she had seen people with boards the wrong way round and leashes, which should be attached to legs or waists, around people's wrists.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2024

The dogs yelp in fear, and the leashes pull away from me.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

A German Jew in 1920s Hamburg, Walther Laqueur stands on his home’s front steps with his sleek Doberman leashed and ready for a walk.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

According to the woman who witnessed the incident, Gigi was leashed at the time of the attack, Rulon said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2024

In defense of his owner, the leashed dog dispatched the attacking canine in less than 30 seconds – enough for a TikTok video, had TikTok been around in the 80s.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2024

Top tips: Don’t ever try feed a moose or see it up close, and make sure to keep any pets leashed around the animals.

From National Geographic Aug. 17, 2023

François leashed them and brought them on deck.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

In July, White House officials said they were attempting new leashing and training techniques on Commander, following a rash of attacks on personnel.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2023

The agency recommends making noise and leashing pets while hiking in bear territory.

From Seattle Times Oct. 22, 2022

Last week, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez sponsored the "Responsible Dog Ownership Act," which would create stronger laws related to the leashing and fencing of dogs.

From Fox News Mar. 30, 2021

“Thank you,” Christian Cooper says in response to her leashing her dog, as he lowers his phone and stops recording.

From Slate May 26, 2020

When she is dead I know you'll buy another Queen— Giving a county for her, gaining a duchy with her— And put me to wet nursing, leashing me with the thralls.

From King Lear's Wife; The Crier by Night; The Riding to Lithend; Midsummer-Eve; Laodice and Dana? by Gordon Bottomley




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