trap
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Against Paraguay, he profits from late runs into the box, breaking the offside trap and placing shots into the corner.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
"In some cases, progressive or 'pancake' collapses can trap occupants within compressed layers of debris, making rescue operations and victim identification particularly challenging."
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
A value trap is a stock that is trading at a low valuation or a high dividend yield for a reason.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Repeatedly, in moments of advantage, we are told, the British command failed to “snap the trap shut.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
But trap too much, which humans were doing by burning fossil fuels, and everything started to overheat.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Several tourist vessels operating in the area quickly came to the rescue, finding many passengers trapped inside the speedboat, Vietnam's VnExpress reported.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The team examined both the internal stress and the plastic deformation of lithium dendrites trapped inside cracks.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Oborski trapped the vehicles in what he described as a “corral” using traffic cones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I don’t do first-date hikes because I don’t like feeling trapped if the guy’s a dud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
“Ninety percent of the heat trapped in the earth’s atmosphere goes into the oceans,” she went on.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
While rescue teams from seven countries fought to reach Gil, keep him hydrated, and maintain his spirits, the 43-year-old felt the walls continue to shift, trapping him more and more.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
By preventing tumors from trapping T cells, the drug allows those immune cells to reach and attack the cancer.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
More visitors mean more money for the humans and more souls for the demonic presence trapping everyone in place, ensuring they can never get away.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
The “Meat Wall” acts as a loophole by trapping goalkeepers on their line, and experts expect it to be crucial in the World Cup knockout rounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
“The fire escape fell apart. All those people running down the rusty old steps pulled it right off the building, trapping the other folks inside.”
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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