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gripped







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By the 21st century, as drought gripped the region, it became harder to meet the deal’s water-allocation obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Yet in private, tensions gripped negotiations that touched nearly every major issue on Trump’s agenda, from trade relations to the U.S. war in Iran.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Millions were gripped by the show's love triangle plot between Isabel 'Belly' Conklin, played by Lola Tung, and brothers Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher, played by Christopher Briney and Gavin Casalegno.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

I gripped my TI-84 graphing calculator in outrage.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

The vine snapped, and Thorn tumbled over with half of it still uselessly gripped in her hands.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega




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