pry

Still, it’s tough to pry focus away from the powerful bull market in stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

But it was not Ratchford's business to pry.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

As the writer and the actor spend time together, and the narrator tries to pry open some small window into M’s psyche, the process of gathering material is constantly being thwarted by M’s casual instructability.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

Then they gave up a bevy of picks and Pro Bowl linebacker Jared Verse to pry away Garrett.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Now the toad squirmed; with its weak hind feet it tried to pry itself from his grip, wanting, instinctively, to go flopping off.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Spot gold pries are down 5% at $4,616 a troy ounce while silver is down 7.8% at $78.18 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

Concerned, she visits a doctor, and when the specialist pries the welt open, hundreds of small spiders crawl out.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 12, 2024

U.S. oil and gas production, however, is on track to reach record highs in 2023 and 2024 due in part to rising oil pries.

From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2023

So of course he pries it out of her: she's quitting.

From Salon ● May 22, 2023

The foil crinkles as he pries the layers apart.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

The only thing that really matters is whether the kid runs out the door to play, or has to be pried off the bed like a cat that hears the bathtub running.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

In 1947, after reports of strong odors were reported, a huge crowd on the street watched as police and city officials pried their way inside to look for the brothers’ bodies.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

The other way is when those journals are pried from their hands.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026

Gilbert’s book has pried open a feminist door that felt long slammed shut.

From Slate ● May 12, 2025

“Got something for us,” Mom says, carrying out the box I found when I first pried the shed open.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

This is an uncomplicated yarn about a man prying open his heart and nudging other hard nuts to do the same.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"The deportation machine has kind of turned more surgical, so to speak. There's less activity in the cities where there's a lot more prying eyes," Budiandri said.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

All your traffic is routed through a remote server, masking your IP address and shielding your online activity from prying eyes.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

Swope Soccer Village, where Sporting’s developmental team trains, was just the place to keep clear from prying eyes and long camera lenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

They built this castle together, far from prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by common people, and witches and wizards suffered much persecution.”

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