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



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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

Several Portsmouth supporters made gestures that indicated they believed the fan had been grabbed by the throat.

From BBC 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

I grabbed the bike thusly and heaved, oathing with the effort—UFTAH!

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

A few hours later, while the exhausted Don Quixote was still asleep, they grabbed him and put him in the cage.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios




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