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However, “traders know September is lousy” for the stock market, said Hank Smith, director and head of investment strategy at Haverford Trust, pointing to the seasonal weakness that tends to grip equities.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

He experimented with the grip the day before a Double-A start last year at the advice of coaches, liked how it felt and brought it with him into the game.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

He taped the unfeeling fingers to the functioning ones so that he could grip a baseball, then, resembling “a little boy throwing against the steps of his back porch,” threw against a wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

While 73-year-old Putin's popularity has taken a hit, observers say his grip on power remains firm.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

He twisted round to wrench himself free, but the grip held tight.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

"It has become difficult to feel at ease or plan anything because uncertainty grips everyone."

From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026

He’s tinkered with different grips for his changeup, a pitch he started deploying more in mid-May.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

"It grips my heart and squeezes," wrote the Telegraph's Neil McCormick, external.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

‘Hysteria’ grips San Francisco’s housing market as AI wealth pours in.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

Dad steps to the table and grips the back of a chair.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

The dry conditions follow a “megadrought” that has gripped the region since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The UK has experienced its hottest day of the year and fifth hottest day on record, as a heatwave that gripped much of the country peaked at 38.1C on Thursday, the Met Office said.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

One gripped the badge of his red Spanish football shirt and cried: "Viva Espana!"

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The duo were pioneers of the aerobics craze that gripped the nation during that decade and helped create the National Aerobic Championship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Brandishing their bows above his head, he gripped them at both ends as if to break them in two.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The thumbs should be locked, the knees slightly bent, and the edge of the diving-board gript well with the toes.

From Swimming Scientifically Taught A Practical Manual for Young and Old by Frank Eugen Dalton

And he came half over the edge, and gript the Diskos by the handle, in an instant.

From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson

He leapt into the water, That rover young and bold; He gript Earl Haldan's daughter, He shore her locks of gold; 'Go weep, go weep, proud maiden, The tale is full to-day.

From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Charles Kingsley

"We're rael sorry, and we know your heart was gript to him with grapplin's."

From The Deemster by Sir Hall Caine

Well, altogether gript by the being of love.

From Emblems Of Love by Lascelles Abercrombie

It’s not only gripping, but extremely intricate if you’re brave enough to get on its level.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

He saw Bori’s flickering silhouette gripping the bars.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

July 2026 began with a heat wave gripping much of the densely populated eastern United States.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

A gripping finale at Royal Lytham & St Annes was brimming with drama, magic and misfortune - particularly on the crucial 18th hole.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

He tried to imagine Eliza’s hand gripping his.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis