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bait

noun as in something for luring

verb as in lure

verb as in needle

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The inspections uncovered thousands of unlawfully disposed items, including pesticide containers with liquids, foams, baits, pellets and aerosol sprays.

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The West Australian newspaper has been baiting the England team since they arrived in Perth.

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Isn’t he, one of the richest men in America and a guy everyone thinks offed his wife, better bait?

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“Fish?” she said weakly, for the idea of baiting a hook made her queasy all over again.

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While there is broad agreement on the need for targeted subsidies to challenge the use of handouts as electoral bait, Indian elections are increasingly dominated by unaffordable, poll-driven freebie economics that states can ill afford.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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