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Allen is particularly adept at having “late hands,” waiting until the last possible moment to reach up and latch onto the football, rather than giving the defender ample time beforehand to prepare for the incoming pass.

I love my life here, and I want that enthusiasm to be something that other people can find and harness and latch onto for their own lives here; for people to say, “I know my state senator. I know she’s looking out for my interest because she showed up and knocked on my door, and we had a conversation.”

Online stan-dom thrives in pernicious cruelty, and social media has become the breeding ground for people like Matthew, who feel adrift until they find a pop star to latch onto and a community of like-minded fans to team up with.

Online stan-dom thrives in pernicious cruelty, and social media has become the breeding ground for people like Matthew, who feel adrift until they find a pop star to latch onto and a community of like-minded fans to team up with.

The bright yellow compound is known to latch onto water droplets that are already present in clouds, converting them into ice crystals that can fall as rain or snow, depending on the temperature below.