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grabby

[grab-ee] / ˈgræb i /


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With “Sheriff Country,” the most popular series on Bruckheimer’s CBS roster, his team spins a grabby tale for 2026 while grinding out the network quota of a 20-episode season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 7, 2026

He and his team have supercharged his ability to connect too, whether that's with grabby videos on social media or chats on his own podcast.

From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026

Perhaps — if you know something they do not, such as if your grabby guest is ill.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023

Rubber gloves, while moisture-proof and generally better fitted to the hand, are too grabby.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2023

He shows me a long metal pole with a grabby claw-thing on the end, a strange little object that looks like a compass, and a handful of plastic bags.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Writer-director Paul Shoulberg effectively captures the spooky, “Shining”-like vibe of Koryta’s story; although given the rich source material, this movie should be a lot grabbier than it is.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2022

And I’m so sorry you had to rehome your dog as your baby got grabbier.

From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2018

Certainly Earthquake's phony vibes are grabbier than any of the writing or acting, which is perfunctory even by the rather primitive standards of the disaster genre.

From Time Magazine Archive




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