snare
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Three sisters almost completed an equally epic journey, but stopped when one became trapped in a snare.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Once released, the spring-loaded snare launches the ant more than 30 centimeters upward into the spider's main web.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 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
Kaley’s lawsuit is a test case chosen from among hundreds alleging that social media apps were designed to snare young kids and keep them hooked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
I listen as each tap adds another element, like a clap or snare.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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But he said, in conservation,"the glass is half empty and the glass is half full", highlighting the threat of poaching snares.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
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
I wanted to set my own snares that caught a belt of fat rabbits in one day.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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The social media culling also snared vulnerable employees and promoters who host nights in these clubs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Kelce is not the first sports star to be snared in an investment scheme.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Jess Kerr ensured that batting nadir was avoided before she was snared by Issy Wong, but in truth it was England's spinners who appear key for what is to come later this summer.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
The left-armer snared three wickets in a dramatic over to flip the game on its head as the hosts were skittled for 116 with three balls to spare.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
She snared it between her teeth to play tug-of-war.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
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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
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
FBAR, far from snaring high rollers, sets the amount at $10,000.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Neither player dropped serve in set one but there were three breaks to start the next set, with Anisimova snaring two of them before Wang had a medical timeout.
From Barron's ● Jan. 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
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