trapping
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Steve Palin and Charles Aron, who are both lepidopterists and specialise in the study of moths, said the beauty of trapping moths was "you just never know what's going to turn up".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
In 2023, a blizzard dumped unprecedented amounts of snow, trapping people inside for days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Both have large pore volumes and high specific surface areas, properties that make them well suited for trapping gas molecules.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The fact that a quartet of such caliber signed on to this dreck would be surprising if Netflix’s M.O. weren’t trapping great actors in middling movies.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
The branch stretched out and curled around the tiny pixie's body, trapping it in place.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
