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Arab governments are now weighing whether they might need to become more aggressive in trying to pry open their critical trade routes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

And whoever has access to that information has the extraordinary ability to pry into a person’s private life.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

But whether it’s overpaying in restricted free agency or working out a sign-and-trade deal, pry him away from the Jazz.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 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

“That’s pretty,” said Shifa, as Razi slid his fingers under the lid to pry it open.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

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

He doesn't last long, though, because Laszlo pries the truth out of him.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2023

When Homes pries open the small metal door to the maintenance shaft, we encounter another problem.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

When the packages arrived, I pried open a pack and popped the top mint into my mouth, despite my wife’s admonition, “Are you insane?”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Slate ● May 12, 2025

Austin Capobianco, the Yankees fan who grabbed Betts’ glove and pried the ball out of it, told The Times, “I’m a way too passionate fan that probably crossed the line.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024

The man must have pried it open and left the part that didn’t matter.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

"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

The home’s location inside a guard-gated community will also offer Lopez plenty of security, helping to protect her and her children from prying eyes.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

VPN stands for Virtual Private Network: it creates a secure private tunnel over public networks, such as the internet, to shield your online activity from prying eyes.

From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026

But will prying eyes across the interwebs ever learn the whole story?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026

Yet here I was, in a tree, waiting for Regan to finish prying the window open.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin