pull
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In a video posted on social media, he claimed Joshua and Hearn were "trying to pull out" and blamed the dispute largely on Hearn's objection to White.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
The projectile-heavy attacks are challenging logistically to pull off, requiring integrated systems that can coordinate strikes by weapons traveling at vastly different speeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
So far, a strong tech-driven rally has helped the S&P 500 escape the pull of rising interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Now he feels the pull of the Pokémon ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Dara has the nerve to pull said lothario aside for a whisper, and he nods and says, “See you after the show.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
These streams develop when the gravity of the surrounding host galaxy gradually pulls stars away from the globular cluster through a process called tidal stripping.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
“Breakfast” typically consists of coffee and a protein bar eaten as she pulls out of the school drop-off line.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
In her household, she pulls in an annual income Forbes estimates at $7.5 million.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
As family members mill about, Carter pulls them into the eye of his orbit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
She pulls her hand through her hair, which is just like Celia’s except shorter.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
He had three chances in eight minutes - a tame shot, a clipped attempt and then the big one - played in by Gilmour but pulled wide.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Evidence supporting that interpretation has come from drill cores -- long cylinders of solid rock pulled from deep underground -- recovered from ancient marine sediments in Karelia, Russia, and the Francevillian Basin in Gabon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
As they played, teachers pulled down pupils who’d climbed on their classmates' shoulders, before getting swept up in the moment and dancing along themselves.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
As soon as we pulled into the parking lot, Noah said, “And there’s my dad’s car. … And there he is walking in with Pamela.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
It’s like she pulled the end of a ball of yarn and it spills out on the table between us, a big, unorganized mess with no end or beginning.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
"I often describe it as pulling out the roots of a tree. Once the roots are removed, the tree loses its foundation."
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A tractor pulling a pesticide sprayer passed by on a street just a few yards away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Rebels quarterback Trinidad Chambliss has made a habit of pulling out late heroics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
After pulling Garces Perez over, an agent told him he was under arrest.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Frank Gibson had quit pulling at his pointed beard.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
