strapped

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But even the program’s very accessible yet highly technical content doesn’t obscure the fact that four people were taking a trip strapped in atop a 25-story explosive device.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Most of all though, I just couldn't quite grasp that there were four human beings strapped into their seats at the top of a 98m-tall rocket on their way to the Moon.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Virgin Galactic shares closed at an all-time high of $1,188.20 on February 11, 2021, a few months before Branson got strapped in for the world’s first space tourism flight.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The future Peaches eventually strapped on an electric axe, then found she could do everything a band could do by herself, using electronics.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

With the women strapped to tilt tables with their heads angled down at 65 degrees, a cardiologist checked their heart functions as an electrocardiogram recorded information every five minutes.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson