as in to fasten (on)
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However, the boy’s Indigenous spiritual life does not mesh with the mission’s Christianity and his mysterious power becomes a threat.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025 -
That means clearly and simply explaining that alcohol doesn’t mesh with her mental health.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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But that is not a justification for ICE’s action of abducting him and deporting him to a country where he was supposed to be protected from removal.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 2025
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But that is not a justification for ICE's actions—abducting him and deporting him to a country from which he was supposed to be protected.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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In Nigeria alone, where about half of the population is Christian, 3,100 Christians were killed and 2,830 were kidnapped in 2024, according a report by international religious freedom watchdog Open Doors.—
Peter Pinedo,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In Super Mario Odyssey, Bowser kidnaps Peach to… marry her?—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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In these, the enemy is not a standing army but various terrorist organizations and looser categories of hostiles, enmeshed in large civilian populations.—
Colin Jones,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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America’s elite universities are already deeply enmeshed with top schools abroad, from engineering partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology to the Persian Gulf campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M and NYU.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Gabi and Robinson head to the diner to entrap Maggie with yet another plate of cheese fries.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
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Edward tentatively goes into another room and returns naked save for the mask entrapping his face.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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Or fist in the air, in my case.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The script is often the same: the crowd swells, accusations fly, fists land, and the spectacle is sometimes even filmed.—
Ismat Ara,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Spirit (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirit%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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