atom trap
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Musk was visibly annoyed during the trial as he called out OpenAI's lawyer for asking questions "designed to trap me."
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
It's designed to trap and entangle Russian drones and stop them hitting the vehicles beneath.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
These materials are relatively inexpensive and have a large surface area that allows them to trap CO2.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
Every hour or so during cross-country ski exercises, when the team took five minute-breaks, they layered-up with puffer jackets to trap the body heat generated from skiing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
I ran the country, and camped and learned from the dogs and studied where I would have trapped if I were going to trap.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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