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In at number one, though, is a force who made the £80m Real Madrid coughed up to prise him from Manchester United in 2009 look like pennies.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
Jalibert landed his fourth conversion to bring his team to within a point but could not then prise another gap in the Pau defence.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
Curran nicked off Mitchell but was unable to prise out another before New Zealand reached the winning line.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2025
King clearly believes there is more Lampard can prise from the players he inherits.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
He remembered: He had even handled the thing as they passed it around, each trying in turn to prise it open.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Moreover, Papic believes the Strait of Hormuz will be prised open shortly, not just because of America’s blitzkrieg but by a coordinated response from the rest of the world.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
In the past, some of the documents, which are made from a thick paper-like material called papyrus, were prised open but they crumbled into pieces.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
The significant international response helped bring about some incredible moments of the trapped being prised from under the rubble, even days later.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
In interviews he is straight-talking and to the point, but answers almost have to be prised from him.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023
She looked at photographs of these men and women and felt the dull ache of loss, as though they had prised open her hand and taken something of hers.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
One black-clad officer crouched near the head of the grave, delicately prising a green-tinted hand free from the dirt, while a colleague stood by, holding a clipboard, making careful notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
At the time, the £34m Liverpool spent on prising Mane away from Southampton made him the most expensive African player in history.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2021
Manchester United’s players naturally wanted to do anything and everything within the rules to stop Arsenal from waltzing in and prising the trophy directly from their hands.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2018
It sees the actor and broadcaster turn his wit, and passion for quirky facts, on Zeus, Apollo and many more – as well as prising open the lid of Pandora’s jar …
From The Guardian ● Dec. 8, 2017
She was undressing her doll, prising the skirt off the plastic body.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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