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gripping

[grip-ing] / ˈgrɪp ɪŋ /


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When I flagged the results to Oura, it noted that gripping a vibrating stroller presents a particular challenge for optical sensors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli pipped Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole position in a gripping qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Our must-read books for June include gripping new fiction from Dave Eggers and James Ellroy, buzzy celebrity memoirs, thrilling true stories and a few escapist beach reads.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The Nordic-noir mystery “The Chestnut Man: Hide and Seek” is predictably bleak and gripping, but annoyingly follows too many of the same beats as its first season.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

What did I fear more, those four fingers, big as giant sausages, gripping the brim and my whisker, or sailing off his head and out to sea?

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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