cage

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Horsfield’s version shows the kind of sumptuous cage many aspire to live in, revealing why some people prefer to remain lavishly trapped, and others rattle the bars, hoping for escape.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

But I suppose I was a quite unsentimental young man in many ways and I was always on the lookout for some material where I could a rattle the public’s cage a bit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

After school, I’d head to the batting cage and hit until 10 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

"It could be in a park, on a street, in a little social club, in an arena with 20,000 people. Once the cage is shut, it doesn't feel any different."

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

When A.J. cleaned my cage and changed my water and bedding, I thought about that machine.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney