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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

It is clearly a view shared by manager Mikel Arteta, hence the failed bid to prise England striker Ollie Watkins away from Aston Villa during this window.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025

He has sought to prise their fingers from the party machine and gain control, you might say, “piece by piece”.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

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