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rope

[rohp] / roʊp /


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One protein in the E-cadherin complex acted much like a rope.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

By his early 20s, he had mastered the rope trick that would later make him famous.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

According to Jake, the producers and the studio heads were at the end of their rope.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Sheriff’s deputies later recovered a long rope and a black chain in the apartment, authorities have said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The fella went through a whole physical routine, miming that she should let down the rope so he could climb up.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

And in the neighbouring Kocaeli province, a stream overflowed in Gebze district, sweeping away a driver who was later rescued by emergency workers with ropes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

Nearby, a shirtless jock dashed across a net made of ropes and grannies dangled from high bars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The tech rally could put surging bond yields on the ropes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fishing gear was responsible for 46% of the cases, with the rest attributed to ropes or lines not directly tied to fishing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

I run out from behind the column and rush the Manifestor, but they wave their hand, and ropes of light tie my arms and legs tightly together.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

On the second pitch of the at-bat, Hernández recognized a hung slider, and he roped it over the left-field fence at 109.3 mph, according to Statcast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Three of the group - Bex, Ali Wright and Amanda Jean - work with local radio station Now Ayrshire, which is why they all ended up roped into this escapade.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Antigoni's family, including her mother and grandparents, make an appearance in the music video for Jalla - but she also roped in a few other big cameos.

From BBC ● May 14, 2026

In “Rooster,” Steve Carell plays Greg Russo, a divorced bestselling author roped into accepting a writer’s residency at the university where his daughter teaches.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026

“Ethan and I wrote a musical once, and we roped Jessie into performing it with us. We were twelve.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

Discovery, roping in a multibillion-dollar corpus of film-and-TV studios, streaming services, newsrooms, movie theaters, and book imprints under the aegis of one man, nepo baby David Ellison.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The team was assembled from across the company, roping in workers who specialized in materials, process and assembly, among others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

But she will not be roping in her mum, Liz, to help out despite the former world 10,000m champion being desperate to step in and lend a hand.

From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026

Beyond roping off a large section of the store for e-commerce fulfillment, the company plans separate access sites for in-store shoppers, delivery drivers, and trucks, according to the proposal.

From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026

But even cutting the jackets in strips might not make enough roping to tie all the logs together.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen


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