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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

On Monday, McCullum would have had to march on to the field to prise the ball from Stokes' hand.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

In the event a dog does bite, "one of the worst things we can do is... try and prise the dogs' mouth open", Rosie adds.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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

Ron was buried deepest: Harry and Hermione climbed, as quietly as they could, over all the wreckage to where he lay, trying to prise a heavy chest of drawers off his legs.

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