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pry

[prahy] / praɪ /




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Perez’s case is one of several in which the Civilian Oversight Commission has tried unsuccessfully to pry records out of the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

France, the U.K. and the Soviet Union worked together in mine-sweeping operations to pry the chokepoint open.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

When the agents failed to pry the sofa bed open, Maltzan told them it was stuck, but they could “shoot through the couch” if they thought she was hiding anything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

She didn’t want to pry, she said, but what exactly happened?

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

So I pry the lid off the bait bucket and cut up some herring and drop it over the side.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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