grabbed

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The pages capture the inner thoughts of someone who found himself at the center of history, as if Oppenheimer grabbed a pen and bared his soul during the Manhattan Project.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

The owner always came to work dressed in a beautiful suit and tie, but seeing my reaction, he gently grabbed me by the arm and said, “Come with me.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

K-Pop megastars BTS grabbed headlines when their huge hometown comeback show pulled in about 18.4m global viewers on Netflix, according to the streamer's own figures.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

But he stayed calm, fought back, and grabbed the win from McLaren's Lando Norris over the pit stop period.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

Then he grabbed a change of clothes from his bag, tossed them in his backpack.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith