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Nothing sends a shiver down the spine like finding a tick latched onto your skin after a hike.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
4 June 2025 -
Months after ads for lactation cookies by the pregnant cookbook author Molly Baz were pulled down from Times Square for being too racy, Bobbie put a postpartum Ms. Baz back up there with her newborn latched to one breast and a can of its formula in one hand.—
Alisha Haridasani Gupta,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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An alternative option is to reverse the warp by clamping the cabinet doors.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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Plus, the kit comes with a clamping applicator to make the whole process a total breeze.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
26 Jan. 2025
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The bronze monument depicts the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, clasping arms.—
Ken Makin,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
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In France for the world premiere of Lee’s new film, Washington pointed his finger, spoke animatedly and clasped the arm of the photographer, who smiled his way through the exchange.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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His vision and passing range set the tempo for the team, while his physical presence and reading of the game help City pin opponents in and prevent counter-attacks.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Lee, who drove the legislative efforts to impeach Yoon, pinned his presidential campaign on unity, promising not to target conservatives and calling for an end to political polarization.—
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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The lurid case has riveted the public and has already been featured in multiple true crime documentaries.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
15 May 2025
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Jacob Bernstein joins us to discuss the story that has riveted—and perplexed—Hollywood.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
29 Mar. 2025
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The fear of losing your career, your livelihood, and your future in an industry can shackle women to their abusers for years in the same way physical restraints do.—
Bridgette Carr,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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In a country shackled and scarred by race, religion, gender, and class, the Disciples were genial revolutionists offering inclusion, education, and empowerment for those at the margins.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
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The drones, strapped with explosives, were hidden inside the roofs of wooden sheds, which were dropped off by trucks at the outer edge of Russian military bases, a Ukrainian security official told Reuters.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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Wearing a smartwatch shouldn’t feel like strapping a mini tablet to your wrist.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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Saving Nora requires building her a new aorta and a stapling procedure that goes against everything Teddy knows about heart surgery.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Create a Flip Book: Teach your child how to create a flip book by stapling small squares of paper together.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Hasp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hasp. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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