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pull

[pool] / pʊl /




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He has played 668 games for club and country and had to pull out of Belgium's World Cup quarter-final clash with Spain last month after experiencing an issue in the warm-up.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

Even as lenders pull back on offering PIK, there is still plenty of it on their existing loans.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

California accused Paramount of "blackmail" on Tuesday over a reported threat to pull the company out of the state because of lawsuits aimed at stopping its mega-merger with Warner Bros.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Tuxedo kitten Asher jumped onto a table and tried to pull away my paper creation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

I grab it near its base and pull it from the pot; clumps of still-wet soil fall to the floor.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

On a fold-up bed by the window, 59-year-old Xu Rulin from Jiangxi province pulls his carefully collated evidence out of a red plastic shopping bag.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Vanda Research has been monitoring activity among individual investors for any signs of a comeback as the U.S. stock market pulls back this month amid volatility surrounding the artificial-intelligence trade.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The miracle everyone pulls off is making a poisonous relationship dryly hilarious, even if every civilized exchange eventually becomes a figurative frying pan flying through the air.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

One of his latest creations, an animatronic hand, clutches when he pulls a trigger that he built using a 3-D printer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 19, 2026

I look at his little face, tongue hanging out as he whines softly and pulls on his lead in the direction of the girl.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Within weeks Masino pulled a U-turn, dumping the new logo, dropping the marketing firm behind it and pausing restaurant remodels, bringing back proven sellers like campfire meals and ham dinners.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Daniela Largo was pulled from beneath a collapsed building in the city of Pereira after a 10-hour-long rescue operation.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The Sparks pulled ahead in the fourth, but Phoenix tied it 81-81 with 3:33 remaining after a bucket from the Mercury’s top scorer Noémie Brochant.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

There was joy on Tuesday when rescuers pulled out 32-year-old Daniela Largo.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

There were murmurs of wonder, marveling at who had pulled her from the river.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

United reported growth in its basic economy class, which she said could be a signal that consumers are pulling back on their travel budgets.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Trailing 3-1 from the first leg at Parc des Princes and falling 5-1 behind on aggregate in Birmingham, Villa were so close to pulling of a huge shock.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

“He said, ‘Why are you pulling a face?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Video shows a suited man climbing into the vehicle’s cab, the container lowering, and the truck pulling away.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

“I brought this for you,” I say, pulling the frame I’d wrapped in tissue from my bag and handing it to him.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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