grabbed by
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"She'd been grabbed by one of the fire officers and they'd run into an underground garage so she'd escaped all the major impact."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Her client, who was grabbed by immigration agents at a car wash last August, was seeking asylum because of the violence endemic in his region of Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Most of Finnish Karelia was grabbed by Joseph Stalin's forces in 1940 after the bloody Winter War, when Finland put up stiff resistance to the Soviets despite overwhelming odds.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Villca Fernández, a former student leader and Maduro opponent, still remembers when he arrived at the Helicoide in 2016 after being grabbed by the feared intelligence agents in his home city of Merida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
He backed into the wisteria and was grabbed by powerful hands.“Let me go!”Matt shouted.“I’m not an enemy! I’m El Patrons clone!”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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