latch on
Britishverb
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to attach oneself (to)
to latch on to a new acquaintance
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to understand
he suddenly latched on to what they were up to
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to obtain; get
Example Sentences
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By selling to China the vehicles, factories and infrastructure that the Asian giant needed to supply the world with cheap consumer goods, Germany could latch on to the the country’s supercharged growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026
Son should have had another assist, pulling it back from the touchline to Bouanga, who this time could not latch on to the opportunity.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
On Thursday, investors found something to latch on to — and many apparently didn’t like what they saw.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
And so, when he uses martyr language to describe Kirk, his adherents latch on.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
Merryl’s already scurried over, and the first thing she does is latch on to Gavin again.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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