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wrestle

[res-uhl] / ˈrɛs əl /


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The committee should debate, wrestle, have it out, all that.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

That narrative will be vital as the company tries to wrestle investor attention from its larger peers.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Once we’ve shaken hands on this unavoidable tension, we can wrestle with Antoine Fuqua’s “Michael,” an open-hearted biopic of Jackson, extending from his boyhood in Gary, Ind., to the late-’80s tour for “Bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Naturalist and narrator extraordinaire David Attenborough is likely beyond the point where he wants to wrestle a baby gorilla in the mountains of Rwanda.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Ernie held tight to the chew toy as Samantha tried to wrestle it away from him.

From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds




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