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They didn’t fire Espada, owner Jim Crane said, because he’s “doing what he can do with what he’s got”—a not-so-subtle jab at the Astros’ flawed roster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
This isn’t a jab at the project — “U” is an incredible album and the song is just that good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“This isn’t a vaccine study, where you jab people and see them in a year,” says William Blair analyst Myles Minter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
This explains Carney’s jab, at his press conference last weekend, that the United States’ signature is sometimes “written in pencil.”
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
Then I couldn’t resist teasing her with one last little jab.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
ChatGPT peppered these follow-up questions with a few gentle jabs at my own pressure tactics—enough for me to see that my focus on solutions might actually be stressful or uncomfortable for my friend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The government scheme to support people injured by Covid vaccines and other jabs has cost £83m to run since April 2022, new figures have revealed.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The chain had officially entered chicken sandwich territory, and this quickly spurred a massive fight with the OG sandwich maker Chick-fil-A, with the two brands throwing jabs at each other online for weeks.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
It was a punch delivered in Atlanta on Sunday and felt all the way in Washington, smooth and fluid, like one of Sugar Ray Robinson’s left hooks or Muhammad Ali’s left jabs.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
Another slithered up and I snapped two quick jabs and a hook.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Supporters say these policies capture the "casual refuseniks" - people who aren't particularly opposed to vaccination, but simply don't make the effort to get their child jabbed.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Then an allergist jabbed him with a needle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Both fists — little and big — jabbed the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2025
It was also possible that he accidentally jabbed himself, through his gloves, on a needle or a patient’s teeth.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
She was holding her violin, and jabbed her bow against the arm of the couch.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
He added: "All we were doing is jabbing sheep day and night. The poor sheep, it was horrendous for them."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The artist and buyer were nonconformists, jabbing at, well, something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
He loved to say it on the stump with his trademark snarl and jabbing finger.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
One of his trainers was the legendary Eddie Futch, who between lessons in jabbing and ducking told Roach that his best piece of lifetime advice was to “never open your own gym.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2025
Do you know how that,” Sapo said, jabbing a finger in his chest, “reflects on me?”
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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