traps

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To avoid yield traps we also looked for names whose quarterly dividend payments ate up no more than 75% of their earnings.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

That being said, Jacir’s fourth feature — packed as it is with storylines — could stand a bit more context and fewer of the expositional traps that big-cast sagas easily fall into.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The zoo said recent sightings have been centred around the same area, with thermal drones, camera traps and traps baited with melon being used to lure her out.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

No tourist traps, Instagram hot spots or luxury hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

She installed fish traps in the streams and set twine snares along small game trails.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer