jab
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But the longer it goes on, Dubois' jab will do damage and Wardley's nose will be damaged again.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Amex couldn’t resist a jab at the other credit-card companies nipping at its lounge heels: It will be the only operator with outlets at the three major metro New York airports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
When Jenette Torres Odena's three-year-old son fell ill days after receiving a jab as part of a Philippine vaccination drive, his photograph quickly spread on Facebook alongside claims the inoculation had killed him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 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
Thinking I’d found an empty chair, I went to sit and felt a fork jab my thigh.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
Even slight jabs, if relentlessly delivered, can undermine, if not rupture, relationships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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
The treatment is said to work as well as daily insulin jabs but only needs to be injected once a week.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
She screws up her mouth as she jabs at the cash register.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
In Germany, parents can be fined if their children aren't jabbed against measles.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Mid-vows, “Madonna jabbed her middle finger upward,” J. Randy Taraborrelli wrote in “Madonna: An Intimate Biography.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Silva later told investigators she was jabbed with the stick, but nowhere in the video does she report it to the officers assisting her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
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
The rubbery front part of his sneaker jabbed too hard against the wall and bent like clown shoes.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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
"His jabbing was superb, his footwork was superb, he wasn't slow. He was very evasive."
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024
They were all standing now, jabbing, jutting, shouting, whether they had the mike or not.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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