rope
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One protein in the E-cadherin complex acted much like a rope.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026
"There was a lot of Western interest in things like the rope trick decades ago. But forms and tastes have changed, and so has what India chooses to showcase," Dhanda says.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
According to Jake, the producers and the studio heads were at the end of their rope.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Sheriff’s deputies later recovered a long rope and a black chain in the apartment, authorities have said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
A rope slung around his waist, whipping out and out and down.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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And in the neighbouring Kocaeli province, a stream overflowed in Gebze district, sweeping away a driver who was later rescued by emergency workers with ropes.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
“He wanted me to take people behind the ropes in football, so that’s what I did.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
John says he will keep going "as long as my legs and arms hold up" but adds he would be "overjoyed" if a young person took the ropes from him.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Then there is the “Dolce Vita,” which swaps in ropes for doors and includes a rollable soft-top roof.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The cold air weakens his ropes, and I easily free his hands.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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Keen to catch the rerelease, she bought tickets with her AMC A-List membership and roped in two friends for a screening that boasted a mixture of laughs, shock, and dead silence.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
In the classroom, technology should be roped off from the teaching and learning of nontechnological concepts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
The women roped in two others to complete the team, firefighter Lauren Kerr-McGregor and powerlifter and pro wrestler Kara Weir.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
Then he missed his spot with a fastball to Bregman, who roped a line drive to deep right field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
One artist offered a giant bright installation titled “Underground Springs” made from tin cans roped together, painted flashing purple and silver, spilling forth from a map of Israel on the wall.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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Discovery, roping in a multibillion-dollar corpus of film-and-TV studios, streaming services, newsrooms, movie theaters, and book imprints under the aegis of one man, nepo baby David Ellison.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
At the same time, the truck’s design is aimed at roping in buyers currently driving EVs as well as gas-powered vehicles, executives say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But she will not be roping in her mum, Liz, to help out despite the former world 10,000m champion being desperate to step in and lend a hand.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
Beyond roping off a large section of the store for e-commerce fulfillment, the company plans separate access sites for in-store shoppers, delivery drivers, and trucks, according to the proposal.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
There were four events in the rodeo: bareback bucking Hereford riding, bareback bucking pony riding, team roping of the same sad-sack cow by six entrants, and pony racing for kids.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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