rope
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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
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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
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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
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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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