latch

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They equipped astrocytes, a common type of brain cell, with a CAR homing device that allows the cells to latch onto specific targets and destroy them.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

By selling to China the vehicles, factories and infrastructure that the Asian giant needed to supply the world with cheap consumer goods, Germany could latch on to the the country’s supercharged growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Air India, owned by the Tata Group conglomerate, said it had launched a precautionary fleet-wide re-inspection of the switch latch.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Despite their clear affection for these women, the Dardenne brothers never sugarcoat their characters’ unenviable circumstance or latch onto phony bromides to alleviate our anxiety.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Mother and Father crisscrossed the floorboards, wiggled the front door latch, listened to the individual creak of each stair.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock