stab
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In “Disclosure Day,” he takes another stab at demonstrating that there is no limit to the universe’s wonders.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
"Abandon the direct negotiations... Don't be with them and stab us in the back," Qassem said.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Exquadrum took a stab at fundraising on its own, but found investors uninterested in a weapons lab toiling away since the early aughts, and sought acquisition offers from a dozen suitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
I often have to wear a stab vest for front-line work says Andrew Meaney, a Trading Standards officer in Wales with more than 36 years experience behind him.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
She clutched at her stomach, felt a stab in there.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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Monty Norman's surf guitar riff and John Barry's sweeping orchestral scores spawned an entire genre of spy music – full of minor key suspense and piercing stabs of trumpet.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
As famously told in concerts around the world as well as in his autobiography, Springsteen worked out the first stabs at “Born to Run” on his guitar while sitting on his bed.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
“Urchin” is energetic and filled with life: funny asides, tiny joys, stabs of recognition and flourishes of visual psychedelia.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
Certainly he and his team have given it their all; the time they’ve put in and their stabs at various compromises have been impressive.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024
The sharpness of missing him stabs me in my heart like shards of broken glass.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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In the four years since her father was fatally stabbed near the entrance of their home in northern Israel, 10-year-old Shireen has carried the burden of grief on her tiny shoulders.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
In one version circulating, attributed to a source in the VA police, she had already been stabbed by the time she arrived at the VA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Above all, we learn our lessons when we make misjudgments rather than claim we have been stabbed in the back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Bolsonaro has suffered from recurring health issues since being stabbed in the abdomen during a campaign event in 2018.
From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026
The pain in my leg stabbed into my hip.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
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The Times filed a Freedom of Information Act request on June 2 for VA Police records of the hallway death and the stabbing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
U.K. officials have rebuffed the criticism, with Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy pointing out that the attacker was British and saying the stabbing had nothing to do with immigration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
In December 2024, Badea and Stana were extradited from Romania to stand trial for the stabbing, but Andrei could not be extradited because he had to first face legal proceedings in Romania.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Sylvia was stabbing a bunch of yarn into something that resembled a sweater in the living room, with a direct line of sight to me.
From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin
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