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leash

[leesh] / liʃ /




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“You are dealing with imperfect information. So the mindset is to take down the exposure if it is the beginning of the end. We have a short leash on these stocks,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

She added there had been "no safety briefing" beforehand, none of the participants had the right type of leash for their boards in these conditions and Lloyd did not have any next of kin details.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Guarded by elite army commandos, their mascot Aloka -- a stray dog rescued in India -- walked on a leash, drawing bows and clasped hands from devotees lining the route.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

And they hinted at a tighter leash on foreigners who analyze Chinese business, saying officials should police misconduct involving “information-gathering activities related to industrial and supply chains” in China.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Orion pulled on his leash and tried to run out of Glory’s hand.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Not many indoor cats like leashes or traversing the great outdoors with their person.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

He muscled it into the cage elevator, leashes in hand, the machine balanced against his hip like a prize wrested from fate.

From Salon Aug. 19, 2025

She said she had seen people with boards the wrong way round and leashes, which should be attached to legs or waists, around people's wrists.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2024

The dogs gasped on their leashes, but no one tried to stop us.

From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli

A German Jew in 1920s Hamburg, Walther Laqueur stands on his home’s front steps with his sleek Doberman leashed and ready for a walk.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Experts have advised pet owners to keep their dogs leashed when they’re near the shoreline and not to approach any marine mammal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2025

But because the leashed dog dispatched another, whatever the reason apparently, or perhaps because the guy hired someone like Alina Habba for his attorney, the dog went down.

From Salon Feb. 1, 2024

Top tips: Don’t ever try feed a moose or see it up close, and make sure to keep any pets leashed around the animals.

From National Geographic Aug. 17, 2023

Like leashed zombies, a few hundred of us stagger toward the largest building on the site.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

In July, White House officials said they were attempting new leashing and training techniques on Commander, following a rash of attacks on personnel.

From BBC Sep. 26, 2023

He envisions having informational screenings playing in the waiting room, building on awareness programs the community is already doing on best practices like leashing and kenneling to keep pets from harm.

From Seattle Times Nov. 27, 2021

Last week, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Assemblywoman Yvonne Lopez sponsored the "Responsible Dog Ownership Act," which would create stronger laws related to the leashing and fencing of dogs.

From Fox News Mar. 30, 2021

“Thank you,” Christian Cooper says in response to her leashing her dog, as he lowers his phone and stops recording.

From Slate May 26, 2020

When she is dead I know you'll buy another Queen — Giving a county for her, gaining a duchy with her — And put me to wet nursing, leashing me with the thralls.

From Georgian Poetry 1913-15 by Sir Edward Howard Marsh




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