trap
Example Sentences
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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
She told MSPs the scheme was designed to help those stuck in a "rent trap", unable to save to buy a house due to high monthly payments.
From BBC • May 27, 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
Impacciatore: On set, if someone gives me a feedback about something that he liked, I don’t want to hear that because it feels like a trap.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
I sat there as if I were frozen to the ground and watched that big monkey walk all around the bur oak, taking the apples and never stepping in a trap.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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