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  • past participle of grab.
  • past tense form of grab.
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grabbed



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As one senior figure said: "He has a worldview which the last one didn't - he's clear what he wants and he's grabbed the reins of power."

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

The devices grabbed attention this summer after a marketing tie-up between Kylie Jenner, beauty mogul and member of the Kardashian dynasty, and tech giant Meta.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

At a rural Scottish gasoline station my wife grabbed a copy of the Times of London.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

I grabbed my belongings and headed up those 223 — or maybe 225 — stairs one last time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Opening my backpack, I grabbed the book I’d checked out of the library just that morning.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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