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This time, he has installed several high-capacity electric pumps to replace the diesel ones, aiming to grab even more floodwater.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

The animal has red eyes and a short proboscis equipped with claws that help it grab food before biting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

Because, generally speaking, Forest aren't a possession team like City, his general metrics in their algorithm did not grab the attention.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Companies usually send him weekly briefings with assigned scripts, visual “hooks” to grab viewers’ attention, and captions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

I grab my right foot and yank it behind my butt to stretch my quad.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Whether it proves anything is, of course, up for grabs, but it surely helps “Chronovisor” remain wonderfully unclassifiable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

In the early atomic age, the division of labor between the public and private sectors was also up for grabs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

As private label grabs a bigger slice of the retail market, the older, bigger consumer packaged-goods makers are now left with a choice: beat the retailers or join them.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

Bad news grabs the headlines, but European companies are turning in strong profit gains.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

Legend grabs the bag and tosses it to me.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

Rihanna said she grabbed Rocky “out of bed, told him they were being shot at and pushed both of them to the ground,” according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

He preened, grabbed his oversized scissors and opened his mouth to boast, but no one could hear a single word over the deafening roar of Marine One’s idling engines.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

A friend grabbed his arm and pulled him out.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

This was unplanned; Liam spontaneously grabbed his brother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Grandma was building a fire in the woodstove, so I grabbed a pot and filled it with water.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

“They set the tone for us defensively. There was a lot of physicality, a lot of grabbing and holding, a lot of disruption without gambling.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

She and another employee were waiting at the curb, the latter grabbing my bag.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“We’re diving under the water and grabbing these big old catfish. It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Scauso added that because of the timing of the attacks, many firefighters were changing shifts, but some stayed to help, grabbing whatever extra gear they could find.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“I stopped to help a guy,” I say, grabbing a clean plate and piling on the food.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz