trap
Example Sentences
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“Normally there’d be a current charting trap or rap song, but there’s something about that song that I think makes you recalibrate how you’re looking at the scene in general.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Researchers used the number of bees captured in each trap to calculate average bee density across the cemetery's approximately 6,000 square meters.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Experts say cities like Delhi are especially vulnerable because of the "urban heat island effect", where concrete, traffic and limited green cover trap heat and keep cities hotter than surrounding areas.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
A stock with a high dividend yield might be considered a value trap because investors expect the dividend to be cut.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“Then no. Because I don’t think friends should ask friends to stick their paw into a trap so they can get a snack.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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