grab
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And I wouldn’t want the black eye if it felt like a cash grab or if it didn’t live up to expectations or if it just felt like it wasn’t connected to that original thing.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The filmmakers don’t guide you into this world so much as they grab you by the hand and yank you into its maze while you’re still deciding whether or not you want to enter.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
She managed to grab hold of her daughter's foot, but her shoes were coated in engine oil from the overturned vessel and she slipped through her hands.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
But Black resented what he saw as a power grab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
I try to grab the paper from him, but he won’t let go.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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She grabs their lunch boxes and they leave the house at 07:30 for the bus, or 07:50 if Parker is dropping them at school on the way to her own job.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Let me tell you, they’ll hire whatever it takes, and they’ll spend money like it’s going out of style to defend this case, because everything’s up for grabs.
From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026
After the Trojans lost projected starter Kilian O’Connor to a season-ending knee injury early this month, the top spot still is up for grabs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Last year’s event offered a golf-record $50 million, while this season’s was supposed to have $40 million up for grabs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Occasionally he stops, grabs a random sweatshirt or towel, shakes it out, and tosses it to the floor.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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Making its debut, "By Any Means" from Paramount grabbed fourth place with $7.4 million in sales.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
I’d barely unpacked my vacation bags when a gaggle of sources and news reports grabbed my attention, and the Calmatters story and headline neatly summed things up:
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Five minutes in, she hadn’t successfully grabbed one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
An 84-year-old woman grabbed her pet dog and budgie before leaving her much-loved home as it became gutted by fire, her granddaughter said.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
With one second left to go on the countdown clock, she grabbed my hand as everything went black.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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The senator has been grabbing national headlines for months by targeting Trump in his speeches, leading to chatter about a possible 2028 presidential run.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Cook is regularly spotted walking the halls of Apple Park or grabbing lunch at one of Apple’s Caffè Mac cafeterias.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
How long can you stand steadily without falling into a wall or grabbing onto the surface in front of you?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
You’re either stuck to a vinyl-clad seat or grabbing up for a handrail and trying to direct your face away from the armpits to your left and right.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
Jonah thought about grabbing his sister, holding her back, dragging her away to Mom and Dad and safety.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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