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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

We asked some parenting experts for their tips on how to pry those phones away from their offspring's hands – even if only for a short while.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 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

As perhaps the only U.S. businessman who could shuttle between Mar-a-Lago and the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, few Americans had worked harder and longer than Sargeant to pry open the Venezuela market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

By the time I could pry my eyes open, the stupid little thing was nowhere to be seen.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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