trap
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A person may even warn us by crying for help or, as Cathy does, advising those on the verge of falling into her trap to turn back.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
In his first UK broadcast interview, the Wall Street Journal correspondent said he realised he had been "lured into a trap" when masked men surrounded him at a restaurant in March 2023, and arrested him.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich would later learn that the FSB, the successor to the Soviet-era KGB, had been looking for suitable ways to lure him into a trap.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
“Our two militaries should maintain regular dialogue, and improve mechanisms for crisis communication and prevention,” he continued, adding a historical reference to rising powers challenging established ones: “The Thucydides trap can be overcome.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
It was a struggle to set the trap: to prop up a flat rock on a stick, then slot in another stick crossways to act as a trigger.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
In December 1944, Trautman—who had by this time been promoted to lieutenant colonel—was trapped behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The driver managed to escape with one dog while another remained trapped inside, according to the Ventura County Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
The couple said they and and their terrified child were briefly trapped inside their home before managing to escape through a neighbour's property.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Food can preserve tradition without becoming trapped by it.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
Uprooted trees, a telephone pole, and the shingled roof of a small shed floated in the water behind the downed section of the bridge, trapped against the steel girder that now angled into the river.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Eager to catch his biggest fish yet and keep the show highly rated, Hansen made the fatal mistake of pursuing the predator, rather than trapping him.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
Both have large pore volumes and high specific surface areas, properties that make them well suited for trapping gas molecules.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
For now, though, Foott said shooting and trapping were the main options.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The immediate one is trapping a colony of cats in the log-jumbled lot next to Angel City.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Do you know anything about elf trapping, Strange?”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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