as in to latch (on or onto)
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That means the East roster will have a minimum of four guards and a maximum of six, with Brunson and Mitchell already having secured two of those guard spots.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025 -
The helicopter, while essential, serves as a symbol of the resources that Dr. Baek and his team fought so hard to secure.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
TIME,
25 Jan. 2025
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Watch baseball, football, or any team sport: Players support each other and strengthen their bonds by interacting with each other in high fives, hands clasping or shaking, fists bumping, pats on the head or back—and even hugs.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2024
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But hockey fights almost always involve mutual, bone-crushing blows, fists jackhammering from powerful shoulders, sometimes fracturing bones, tearing tissue and rattling brains.—
David Waldstein,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2023
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Swift also wore the look with Chloé’s Eve thigh-high boots and Jimmy Choo’s diamond frame clutch.—
Marissa Muller,
WWD,
18 Jan. 2025
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Soon, O’Donoghue clutches his heart, gasps, and falls to the floor.—
Susan Morrison,
The New Yorker,
13 Jan. 2025
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Image Neither declines in border crossings or fentanyl overdoses could much make a difference if Mr. Trump chooses to focus on the cartel bloodshed gripping large parts of Mexico as justification for imposing tariffs on its exports.—
Simon Romero,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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At least 204 flights were delayed Saturday morning at Denver International Airport, as snow and bitter cold brought by a polar vortex gripped the metro area.—
Max Levy,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Fasten (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fasten%20%28on%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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