corral
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Boucher believes that frantic efforts to corral her may have further frightened Luna, who fled into the nearby woods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Mopping up: Neutralizing antibodies effectively corral HIV so there is less virus circulating in the body's blood supply.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
The horses will be taken in trailers to a corral in Modoc National Forest, where they’ll be readied for adoption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
The news was that Mr. Warsh managed to corral a unanimous 12-0 vote in favor despite the previous public views of some governors that a rate increase was called for.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
The others followed him, with Nala bringing up the rear so she could corral Tater if he started wandering off again.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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Multiple buildings stand on the property, including three separate guesthouses, a 5,500-square-foot movie theater with a stage, several barns, animal shelter facilities, corrals, and a maintenance shop.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
WSJ | Buy Side: This leather-clad tray charges two devices and corrals your useful clutter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
Alongside survey work, the women help villagers access government insurance schemes for their livestock and promote the use of predator‑proof corrals - stone or mesh enclosures that protect animals at night.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2026
The researchers suggest that by carefully arranging the positions of pinned atoms on a surface, they may be able to build larger and more intricate atomic corrals.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025
Across the bridge we turned up a road to the corrals.
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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And so the first hawk, Hamish, was corralled into service.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Freeman had hit the turf, corralled a ball that bounced off him twice, sprang to his feet, and sprinted into the end zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
When Deandre Ayton blocked a shot at the rim with 7:18 remaining in the second quarter Friday, LeBron James corralled the rebound and pushed the ball up the court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Unsettled, they tried to rush out after the event but were corralled to flank Gorka in a photo op.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
Before long she had corralled her two brothers into an energetic game of tygers, complete with snarls and pretend biting.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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Up to now, nanoscale corralling has only been achieved for photons and electrons; this study is the first demonstration that atoms themselves can be corralled in a similar way.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 11, 2025
A drawing on a stone discovered in Jordan in 1951 depicted the kites as enclosures for animals, but whether it was for hunting or corralling livestock wasn’t clear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2025
But others maintain that the more defenses the department had in place, the better the prospects of corralling the fire when it was small, no matter the speed and behavior of the winds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
For years, the environmental movement, which played such a pivotal role corralling American dam building, was focused more on improving automobile fuel economy and promoting electric vehicles than reducing the total amount of driving.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024
Mia sprayed the counter and swept the sponge across it, corralling crumbs into the sink.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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