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He is fixed on the live stream as a Ukrainian snare swoops in, hovers for a few seconds and drops a net on to the drone, dragging it from the sky.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

"The ballista spider's snare is bioengineered to store elastic energy in the silk and rapidly release it, giving it incredible instantaneous power density -- greater than any other specialized silk-based biological catapults," said Professor Narendra.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

In reality, just a few inches of the sticky stuff was enough to snare a heavy animal in place until it either died of exposure or fell prey to predators, who then became trapped themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Also percussive yet much quieter is Anri Sala’s snare drum, dangling upside down from the ceiling at Esther Schipper.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

She spread her snare, elevated it with an ice stick, and paid out enough hide­ line to be out of the sight of the hare.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

That includes shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet to stay out of fiscal policy, and avoiding other political snares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Where Black differs from other celebrities who stride through the culture war’s snares is that he doesn’t simply claim to not have any answers, and leave it at that.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2026

“Additionally, because concertina coils are rigid and stay under tension, they don’t ‘sag’ or create the loose, invisible snares that single-strand wires often do over time, which helps reduce the risk of accidental wildlife entanglement.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2026

There are stories in that book of leaf-dabbing on injuries and chimps helping other chimps to remove snares from their limbs.

From BBC ● May 14, 2025

First one, then another discovered the secret, until she couldn’t get to the snares fast enough to salvage any food.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

The trick with thrusters was evocative of what SpaceX has now been doing for years with booster rockets cruising back to earth, touching down in landing pads or being snared by launch towers.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Moldovan tourist Raisa Neagu spent hours on Wednesday waiting to fuel up her scooter, one of many people snared in a petrol shortage on resort island Bali that authorities blamed on supply disruptions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Kelce is not the first sports star to be snared in an investment scheme.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

He also patrolled left field and snared a line drive to end the top of the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

She set four snared rabbits down near the door, then waited to speak.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

For nearly 40 years, Culver City’s Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch has been a go-to destination for snaring those essential Halloween decorations all while exploring an artisanally crafted pumpkin village.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Romanian filmmaker’s stoic drama is designed to provoke viewers in opposite directions, snaring them in waiting traps and causing them to concede in agony, “You have a point!”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Coyote vs Acme" took fifth place, with Will Forte and an animated Wile E. Coyote snaring another $5.6 million for Falling Forward Films.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Websites purporting to offer demo versions of the forthcoming “Grand Theft Auto” version VI are snaring gamers in malware, according to cybersecurity company Malwarebytes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Here began countless days of hunting and snaring, fishing and gathering, roaming together through the woods, unloading our thoughts while we filled our game bags.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins