bait
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By helping ants learn bait locations more quickly and recruit more nestmates, caffeine could increase how effectively poison spreads through a colony before the ants detect it.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
Everyone else loses their moral courage and takes the bait, the grift, the deal.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
But despite offering a potential buyer the opportunity to test-drive the dwelling as a tenant, it appeared nobody took that bait as he later lowered both the rental and buying asking price.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
In each and every instance, the players refused to take the bait.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
While smell was not the primary bait, Petey’s workshop became much more pleasant when it smelled like dessert.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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