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leash

[leesh] / liʃ /




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Investors have given Big Tech a long leash to invest in AI over the past few years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 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

For effect, she gave a little shake on the leash ends of the TOT, just as if they were a set of reins attached to a pony’s bridle.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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

Public health officials urged residents to closely supervise their pets outdoors, keep them on leashes and avoid allowing them to sniff or eat anything in or around the canals, according to the DPH statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2025

She added: "The ankle leashes attached to the boards of those stuck in the hydraulic spin, which are totally unsuitable for fast-flowing water, made it even harder for them to get free."

From BBC Apr. 23, 2025

It was basically a closet full of cat, dog, hamster, and fish food, leashes, flea powders, and a few toys like bones and rubber fire hydrants that make squeaky noises.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds

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

The unidentified male owner of the leashed pit bull was seen speaking to the driver of a parked car when the pit bull bit the leashed poodle, according to Santa Monica police.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2025

But because the leashed dog dispatched another, whatever the reason apparently, or perhaps because the guy hired someone like Alina Habba for his attorney, the dog went down.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2024

Many human-bear interactions could be avoided if people took basic precautions, such as not leaving food out, keeping their pets inside or leashed, and storing trash in bear-proof receptacles.

From National Geographic Sep. 25, 2023

On the night of the transaction, they leashed a stand-in timber wolf for Black Wing, first dyeing its left hind foot snow white, to look like Black Wing’s.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

This includes proper training, identifying problematic behaviours, leashing dogs in public and microchipping pets.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2025

He envisions having informational screenings playing in the waiting room, building on awareness programs the community is already doing on best practices like leashing and kenneling to keep pets from harm.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2021

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

For a time they are stayed, while once more leashing the hound, and setting it upon the scent.

From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne




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