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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

However, Schmidt's tenure ended with two losses and he was unable to prise the Bledisloe from the All Blacks.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

Inside was a note which had become glued together with age, so experts used special techniques and chemicals to prise it apart.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

Nd5!!, putting a knight en prise with a rook already hanging in order to run down the Black king.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Mastering himself again, he tried to prise the locket apart with his fingers, then attempted the charm Hermione had used to open Regulus’s bedroom door.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling