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The Globe and Mail in an editorial said: "In the end, Prime Minister Mark Carney took the hint from the Canadian public rather than the bait from the American president."

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

One of them apparently hooked the fish, but the shark spat out the bait, according to Kohanchi’s account of events in the video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

The funny, spiky bait went from nowhere to everywhere.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Usually, staff stage them as a tactical bait and switch: Once the block is cleared under the guise of safety, K9 units and search teams move in to tear through the empty cells.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

While smell was not the primary bait, Petey’s workshop became much more pleasant when it smelled like dessert.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Those liquids included insecticides, and some of the baits included rodenticide blocks, according to the lawsuit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

Someone - in this case SMT - "baits" the customer by advertising a particular product or service only to then say that's not available, pushing the client towards another, inferior, product or service.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

"Gel baits have been found by numerous studies to be very effective, at least in the lab, for German cockroach control," Gordon said.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2024

Airdropped poison baits have been used to eradicate predators from uninhabited islands, but that is a problematic strategy if people live nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2024

Ellis baits the hook, and I know she genuinely wants to talk, and she’s bummed, probably, that Mom can’t make time for her hockey games.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

Do you think he can resist being baited?

From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026

A baited camera mounted on a bottom lander captured rare footage of another goblin shark swimming freely in its natural environment.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

But the most difficult challenge was the fact that Norman didn’t know he was at the center of the production, so he had to be constantly baited.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

BB14 landed on their radar in May 2024 when she wandered into a baited trap in Claremont.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

He swung away from Mordred, a baited bull, and shouted at them both.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Her Honor just needed to do more of the same: hail her own accomplishments, deliver well-timed zingers and keep as cool as a cucumber while baiting Raman into self-immolation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

As the game went on, this repetitive baiting of pressure was seen less.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

So if you’re blowing up someone’s spot, you’re baiting them up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

Smishing has become one of those quotidian irritations of modern life, and for some people, baiting the sender can feel like a tiny act of revenge—or just an opportunity for amusement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Before I could finish baiting, another trout jumped at the falls, making the same lovely arc and disappearing into the water that was thundering down.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway