Consumers with good or excellent credit scores are receiving the majority of these solicitations, and rewards seem to be the bait being used to attract new customers.

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Animals that were once used for bait or that were considered worthless (hagfish, sea cucumber) were later taken in large quantities for human consumption.

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He also used natural bait, such as worms, flies and frogs.

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Historically it was used as a bait for other fish.

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Prosecutors said Beasley and Brogan used the job postings as bait in a robbery plot aimed at down-on-their-luck victims with few family ties that might highlight their disappearance.

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Soon, the video was being used online as a new target for the bait-and-switch Rickroll meme in which a user posts a link to something supposedly relevant or interesting but turns out to be a ridiculous or annoying video or image instead.

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But over the years she got used to it, and her leathery mouth would seize the bait as a prize.

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