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rope

[rohp] / roʊp /


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One protein in the E-cadherin complex acted much like a rope.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

Sitting in his cramped Delhi home, Ishamuddin Khan can still make a rope appear to rise into the air.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

According to Jake, the producers and the studio heads were at the end of their rope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Sheriff’s deputies later recovered a long rope and a black chain in the apartment, authorities have said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

“When the rope floats on the surface, it means the rock has hit bottom.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

And in the neighbouring Kocaeli province, a stream overflowed in Gebze district, sweeping away a driver who was later rescued by emergency workers with ropes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

“He wanted me to take people behind the ropes in football, so that’s what I did.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Rooms start at around $1,065 a night, and it has a kids’ club packed with amenities, including a ropes course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

The tech rally could put surging bond yields on the ropes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

“I fooled with those ropes as a joke. But I’m sorry I did.”

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

They have also roped in an environmental activist group, which has launched a petition calling for citizens to be authorised as guardians of urban trees.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The women roped in two others to complete the team, firefighter Lauren Kerr-McGregor and powerlifter and pro wrestler Kara Weir.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Ohtani roped a first-pitch fastball to right field, clocking an exit velocity of 110.7-mph, into the glove of Twins outfielder Kody Clemens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 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

If a block’s been roped off because there’s an unexploded bomb buried in the street, people just go round another way.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Discovery, roping in a multibillion-dollar corpus of film-and-TV studios, streaming services, newsrooms, movie theaters, and book imprints under the aegis of one man, nepo baby David Ellison.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The team was assembled from across the company, roping in workers who specialized in materials, process and assembly, among others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 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

And then came the evening of the second roping.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman


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