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Another is the existence of relatively new statutes that support growing schools of the Atlantic menhaden, an oily fish with a variety of industrial uses like commercial bait and omega-3 supplements.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 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

Known as an “urchin” bait, the lure is dominating professional competitions, sparking a rush of imitators and provoking shelf-clearing buying frenzies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

"They just want a better one than the ones optimising for rage bait."

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

But anything works—video games, my locker combination, bait.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

One of the curious facts about rats - and one begins to explain why poison baits often don't work - is that they cannot vomit.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025

The researchers showed that the biopesticide efficiently kills both ordinary and chemical-pesticide-resistant mosquitoes when included in standard baits.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2024

And because "weird" can mean so many different things, it baits those who feel attacked into dumb definitional debates.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2024

“These baits are designed to be slow, because if they kill the ants super fast, there won’t be enough time to pass the toxicants or insecticide to the queen and the rest of the colony.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024

Some time before daylight something took one of the baits that were behind him.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway

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

Of course, with the title at his fingertips, McIlroy baited the golfing gods on the final hole when he launched a drive into the trees and plunked his approach shot into a bunker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026

Despite noisemakers, baited traps and an entire month of waiting, a half-ton bear spent Christmas under an Altadena home.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026

Chronicler frowned, aware that he was being baited.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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

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

Through a proprietary mixture of light nostalgia baiting and ever-present curiosity, Gellar has achieved a rare type of icon status — a superstar who owns her legacy, but isn’t willing to rest on her laurels.

From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026

The baiting went on for most of the morning.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals