trap
Example Sentences
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Researchers used the number of bees captured in each trap to calculate average bee density across the cemetery's approximately 6,000 square meters.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
She told MSPs the scheme was designed to help those stuck in a "rent trap", unable to save to buy a house due to high monthly payments.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Impacciatore: On set, if someone gives me a feedback about something that he liked, I don’t want to hear that because it feels like a trap.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Thirteen billion dollars, beaten by a lint trap.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Together they pushed the stinky thing up on top of the bear trap where Nanuq could see it and reach it.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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