grasp

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The Portuguese, he writes, were by the 17th century the first colonial power to grasp the financial potential in basing industrialized agriculture on mass slavery abetted by the seizure of conquered land.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

All the more unlucky: both Asia and Grace are urgently trying to protect their sisters from falling into the cult’s grasp.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

It was the moment this final also slipped from Arsenal's grasp.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

I thought that was a moment where people were gonna grasp how connected we are — no stages, no hierarchy, we’re all enduring this thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Unlike Handsome, for example, who was relaxed in both musk ox and non–musk ox interactions, C.C. could never quite grasp what was expected.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el