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  • present participle of pull.

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It landed soon after Marty Supreme star and Chelsea fan Timothée Chalamet had been seen pulling together a band of "Backyard Legends", aka footballers Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham and Trinity Rodman, in Adidas's five-minute offering.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

A steep drop in the first few years of retirement, while you’re pulling money out to live on, can permanently cripple a portfolio even after the market recovers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The University of Cambridge, which pledged to divest from fossil fuels in 2020, is now reportedly pulling investment dollars out of banks that finance the fossil fuel industry, according to Bloomberg.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

I remember pulling through the pages of the book going, “This is me, I understand the cruelty others are showing him, I understand his need for both distance and warmth.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The dog stops in the middle of the parking lot and barks, pulling me a few more steps over the worn asphalt.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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