grab
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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
A screen grab of one celebratory moment showed a group of students ecstatic beyond belief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Persian Gulf states and Russia have invested tens of billions of dollars in refineries over the past decade to grab a bigger share of the global diesel market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Naturally, I'm going to grab those in the morning because they are made and ready.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I got tied up. I’ll just grab something and bring it back to my room.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
And the question of how the country’s premier history museum should tell the nation’s story is suddenly up for grabs.
From Salon ● 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
She grabs their lunch boxes and they leave the house at 07:30 for the bus, or 07:50 if Parker is dropping them at school on the way to her own job.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
Mom ignores it as she slips on her shoes, goes and grabs the car keys.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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
But what really grabbed my attention was his discussion of how he runs the company, which now has a market cap of more than $10 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Njoku bobbled the pass, however, and the ball was grabbed by rookie safety Hezekiah Masses, who had another pick in the fourth quarter during his first career start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
A friend grabbed his arm and pulled him out.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
She grabbed something from the end of the bed and tossed it to me, and I discovered that they were sheets.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Joey Lush secured second place in the competition after trawling through Pinterest for outfit inspiration and "grabbing a tote bag from the fresher's fair".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
She and another employee were waiting at the curb, the latter grabbing my bag.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
You can also suggest you all do different, less-costly activities like going to a park or grabbing ice cream.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 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
In a surprising gesture of kindness, he pats me on the shoulder before grabbing a drink from the fridge and retreating back into the basement.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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