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Once released, the spring-loaded snare launches the ant more than 30 centimeters upward into the spider's main web.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026

Within moments, scientists found green ants approached the trap and bit it - causing the snare to spring and the prey to be launched into the spider's web at "extreme" acceleration.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

“Two trumpets and a tuba, accompanied by thousands of snare drums.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Some scientists thought these fish-eating creatures may have been fully aquatic, gliding through deep waters to snare prey.

From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026

I let my sticks take the lead, from the bass to the snare and again and again.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

However, other wild dogs tracked with GPS collars in the study died in illegal snares, underlining the dangers they face.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

That includes shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet to stay out of fiscal policy, and avoiding other political snares.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

In her own roles, Qualley snares the viewer with a physical conviction so bold and confident that it’s difficult to look at any other actor when she’s in the frame.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2025

He snares a suite of tiles and wins a coin within 11 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2025

I made more snares and set these again, but while the wild dogs came close they would not touch the fish.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell

Kelce is not the first sports star to be snared in an investment scheme.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Even those with lives, careers and families are fundamentally lost, snared between their pursuit of personal justice and instinctual self-preservation.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

The left-armer snared three wickets in a dramatic over to flip the game on its head as the hosts were skittled for 116 with three balls to spare.

From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026

Marnus Labuschagne received a full delivery from Tongue angled into the stumps and edged to slip, before the same bowler snared Steve Smith with one which nipped to bowl him through the gate.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

The net got snared on the array of spikes jutting out at all angles from the tail, and now it was tangled front and back.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

For nearly 40 years, Culver City’s Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch has been a go-to destination for snaring those essential Halloween decorations all while exploring an artisanally crafted pumpkin village.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The Romanian filmmaker’s stoic drama is designed to provoke viewers in opposite directions, snaring them in waiting traps and causing them to concede in agony, “You have a point!”

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

"Coyote vs Acme" took fifth place, with Will Forte and an animated Wile E. Coyote snaring another $5.6 million for Falling Forward Films.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

Websites purporting to offer demo versions of the forthcoming “Grand Theft Auto” version VI are snaring gamers in malware, according to cybersecurity company Malwarebytes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

Perhaps to shift my mind from my worries, he showed me how he did his snaring, using a few long strands of horsetail hair that he kept in his bag.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi