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She’s attached to a safety rope in case there’s a fall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

"The initial descent into the cave isn't too deep -- we would tie a rope to the side and then rappel down," says Viñola López.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

He worked through snow and rain, which posed risks to his rope, which could have snapped when frozen with ice and was weighed down by water, meaning he sometimes had to drop excess rope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026

Three men have been arrested over the incident, in which instructors failed to attach a rope to her before helping her jump from a bridge in São Paulo state.

From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026

Fumbling in the dark and cold and wind, I used some rope to tie myself to the sled and still fell many, many times.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Araya, the arborist, outfitted Paloma Muñiz-Ochoa, 17, and Maia Atkinson, 17, then, one by one, taught them the leg technique to ascend prepositioned ropes to a branch 50 feet above ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

The two-seat Topolino is aimed at traveling in resorts and neighborhoods, and one version uses ropes instead of doors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Analysts credit the 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal as a huge success; Comcast rescued a company that was on the ropes due to General Electric’s under-investment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

The South American heavyweights found themselves on the ropes in the face of Cape Verde's verve.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Boots are as good as ropes for telling how things are.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

He was roped into providing the group tele-healthcare years ago, but - moved by their plight - more recently became a broker and "delivery boy" for their temporary passports.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

In “Rooster,” Steve Carell plays Greg Russo, a divorced bestselling author roped into accepting a writer’s residency at the university where his daughter teaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

It’s worth noting that it was the American officials at the treaty’s drafting sessions who insisted on Article 6, so that the U.S. military would not get roped in to fight Europe’s colonial wars.

From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2026

Parents often get roped into expenses that add little value to their lives because they see it all as being part of giving their child “the best,” Shen told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 14, 2026

“Ethan and I wrote a musical once, and we roped Jessie into performing it with us. We were twelve.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Chaplin is a master sentimentalist, but not averse to occasional sharpness: The moment the film’s boatload of immigrants sees the Statue of Liberty is followed by an official roping them off like cattle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

But she will not be roping in her mum, Liz, to help out despite the former world 10,000m champion being desperate to step in and lend a hand.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Beyond roping off a large section of the store for e-commerce fulfillment, the company plans separate access sites for in-store shoppers, delivery drivers, and trucks, according to the proposal.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

So, Hearn gravitated to events like tie-down calf roping, where he was judged primarily by a clock, not a human.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Security was achieved not by roping myself to a teammate but rather by clipping my safety tether to the fixed line and sliding it up the rope as I ascended.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer