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The latest discovery to invade my algorithms arrived when Claude took a stab at a tantalizing math problem.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Depending on the species, chelicerae can function as pincers or fangs that grip, pierce, or stab prey.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

"It was horrific... just like a stab in the stomach again," she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

It became a viral sensation, spurring countless inspired products from Crumbl Cookies to Shake Shack desserts as well as major chocolate brands like Lindt and Godiva taking their own stab at the pistachio-filled confection.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

Luke read the letter at supper, after everyone else in the family had had a stab at trying to figure out what it meant.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

“Tell me who’s to blame — is it the people or myself?” she wonders against the icy synth stabs of the title track.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

The United States has taken stabs at regulating its groundwater use, but in some cases those attempts appear to be failing.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 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

A low ball in the right is met by Gabriel Sara, who stabs home at the near post.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024

The brightness outside hurts my eyes and the wind makes them water and the screaming on the playground stabs my ears.

From "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine

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

The Sheriff’s Department did not make clear whether the deputy who was stabbed also shot the suspect.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 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

Last week, after two Jewish men were stabbed in London, Lipman told LBC she believed antisemitism in the UK had reached levels akin to Nazi Germany in 1933.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

Gunwoo let out a keening sound of such anguish it stabbed at Doha’s heart.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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

Tech tycoon Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has also posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

The billionaire X owner has posted numerous times on the platform about the police's response to the stabbing, criticising "how heinously Nowak was treated by the police in his dying moments".

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

As chill as you can be with a line of news trucks idling in front of your school, antennas stabbing the sky.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater