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He had to grip onto street poles just to keep himself up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026

Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

The ideals that once unified the country are losing their grip, surveys show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

She abandoned preconceived notions of beautiful grass-court tennis, opting instead to figure out how to get the best out of her extreme Western forehand grip and heavy topspin on grass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Regan asked, whirling away from Salzburg’s grip to look behind herself at the eerily empty Glitch platform.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

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

The country is in the grips of a humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the slashing of foreign assistance and the need to integrate millions of Afghans pushed back from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

We must, therefore, leave the Science article behind and rely on other kinds of evidence to get to grips with the structure of Neanderthal groups indirectly.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

Such activities established a new confidence in the power of mathematics to come to grips with nature, and this chapter follows this process through to Galileo.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The rebound would mark a turning point for a market that spent much of the year gripped by fears that the war could remove millions of barrels a day from global supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

The heatwave that has gripped Europe has made them think again.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Experts warn that the heatwave which gripped the UK this week is not a "one-off" and should act as a "wake-up call" for the country to prepare for a Mediterranean climate.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

The 50-year-old record was beaten by more than a full degree, highlighting the intensity of the heatwave which has gripped the country this week.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Ivan retreated with her, hand trembling as he gripped her forearm.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

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 Dalton, Frank Eugen

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

From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir

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

From The Night Land by Hodgson, William Hope

And first gaed by the black black steed, And then gaed by the brown; 205 But fast she gript the milk-white steed, And pu'd the rider down.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

And he rode at that Emir, and gript him in his arms.

From Hereward, the Last of the English by Kingsley, Charles

In between, violinist Randall Goosby brought richness to Barber’s Violin Concerto and the L.A. went in for gripping weirdness in “Sensemayá.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

Mr. Risen, a journalist who has written several books on American history, balances political and social analysis with gripping accounts of combat and a nuanced portrait of Roosevelt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

A gripping narrative that might change how you see alligators: Down in the manicured exurbs of Florida, what happens when someone spots an alligator next to their pool?

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

The crowd rallied around speakers, which included several U.S. representatives from the Houston area as well as residents and advocates, gripping signs that called for ICE to leave the state, some with Salgado Araujo’s face.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Only Rowan and Allun saw that her hands were gripping her apron, twisting the white cloth, and that her eyes were twinkling not with laughter but with unshed tears.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda