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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

The AstraZeneca Covid jab is credited with saving millions of lives worldwide.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

The thought, acutely painful, passed, for Dick, with a wink and a playful jab, said, “Sure, honey. I’m with you. All the way.”

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

By contrast, in America today, billionaires treat longevity like a full-time job, locking themselves in cryotherapy chambers, getting regular peptide jabs and making the pursuit of living forever look thoroughly joyless.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 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

Characters deliver jabs at “Jeff Bozos” and the Epstein class while slyly revealing you shouldn’t trust their takes, either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Lynn jabs her finger into the button for the first floor.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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

More than 13 million people have been vaccinated so far this year, but that is still more than 5 million below the number who were jabbed last winter.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 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

“In the race to be my best friend between Senator Fetterman and Governor Hobbs, Governor Hobbs wins by a jillion,” Stewart jabbed.

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2024

I yanked my hand from his and immediately jabbed at his rib cage with an affectionate but firm punch.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

For rock fans, “Boston” had it all—dramatic guitar solos, powerful lead vocals, a jabbing bass line, thrashing drums and catchy songs with a smart blend of pop and metal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 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

She delivered her comic broadsides at high speed, jabbing her points home like a street-fighter.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2024

Dean Thomas, who, like Harry, had grown up with Muggles, ended up closing his eyes and jabbing his wand at the list, then picking the subjects it landed on.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling