grasped

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For only the second time, a ban on gnomes has been lifted this year by the Royal Horticultural Society, an opportunity that seemed to have been grasped by gardeners with both tiny ceramic hands.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

To get solar panels because you’ve grasped the moral tragedy of climate change, not because your neighbor Larry’s roof looks kind of fab with them.

From Slate • May 15, 2026

The Argentina defender had briefly grasped the ponytail of striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and was shown a red card after referee Paul Tierney was sent to the screen.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

They are eternally simply themselves, grasped in a minute.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

I grasped one edge of the basket, and we lowered it to the ground.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo