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Even as Tesla continues to promote robotics, AI and autonomy as the future of its business, its grip on the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

"I know very well it's likely to be extremely close," admitted Camila Salazar Atias, a 54-year-old criminologist whose work focuses on Sweden's organised crime networks and their grip on society.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

For those wanting to break the grip of a bad habit, one tactic is to replace it with another better-for-you thrill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Thomas and many other squarely blame OpenAI and other tech giants for not getting a grip of their own creations and keeping them properly contained.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

After a few seconds, Mr. Stanley’s grip on my head eases up.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

“A poem is like an octopus,” Mr. Power continues, “because it is tricky to get to grips with . . . but also because it carries with it traces of all the places it’s been.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The two largest reservoirs in the United States have fallen to record lows as a severe drought grips the country's West, according to data released over the weekend.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

It also took him more than 18 months to "get to grips" with steering the boat.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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

He takes the microphone, grips it in his big hands.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson

Now ebullient, now maudlin, Herzen can be suddenly, embarrassingly intimate—as when describing the torment of jealousy that gripped him upon learning of his wife’s brief affair with a German romantic poet, Georg Herwegh.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

For weeks the case gripped the country and sparked debate over the topic of postpartum psychosis.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

The stock has risen 33% from its recent low at the end of July as investors have started taking a second look at the AI bear thesis that has gripped software names.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

On Thursday the UK experienced it hottest day of the year and fifth hottest day on record, as the heatwave gripped much of the country.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

She gripped both boys’ hands tightly within her own.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

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

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 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 Charles Kingsley

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

From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates

Evans described the programme as a "gripping exploration of loyalty, class and the truths we hide", describing Gilmour as a "very complex, deep, fascinating and tragic character".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The trial measured how long it took patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 to open their hand after gripping.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Stocks stumbled out of the gate after Labor Day, with a jittery tone gripping markets as the typically weak month of September began in earnest after the holiday.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The death of country music icon Dolly Parton, who kept her distance from the political debates gripping America, offered a rare moment of unity to a divided nation on Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

She’d be gripping his hand tight, like she’d just pulled him out of the churning sea.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis