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Griffin, for his part, responded by threatening to yank Citadel from the Park Avenue development project.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

L.A. officials have long expressed concern that Trump and Congress might belatedly yank away $1 billion already set aside to reimburse state and local governments for security, planning and other Olympics-related costs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

The team still needs to haul the balloon to the ground and yank open the release vents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

Before he can yank the branch from his truck’s wheel well, the adults are on top of him.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2025

Reuben tried to yank her away, lashing her face and hands with stinging rain, but Natalie hung on, working her way around the car until she could curl her legs up on the trunk.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Unfazed by the crashing waves, 72-year-old Wu Feng-chiao yanks fistfuls of brownish-purple seaweed she will process into jelly, one of the last women in Taiwan keeping the marine harvest tradition alive.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

What a setback for anyone who saw a childhood ruined by Bucky Dent, or yanks the plug when the jukebox cranks up Billy Joel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

"As soon as I get his harness out, he yanks, which he doesn't normally, but he gets quite excited because he knows he is going in the sidecar," he continued.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

I gave the handrail a couple yanks until I felt the bolt start to yield.

From Salon ● Dec. 5, 2023

Zoe yanks me outta the way, and there’s a loud bang as the juju hits the wall.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Greenberg yanked his bat back, looking like a young Ken Griffey Jr. He struck the ball hard, but sent a one-hopper straight toward a third baseman no older than 40.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

It essentially yanked TPS overnight and refused to give a legitimate justification.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

“It feels like … a lifeline is being yanked out from underneath a lot of people.”

From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026

But just because the allegations against Jackson have been yanked from the film doesn’t mean that they aren’t still there, casting a shadow over almost every scene.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

Not in the snow, but on dusty, familiar carpet, Boaz beside her, panting as he yanked the ring off his finger.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

He left the oral arguments over birthright citizenship early, as if he were Charlie Brown and Chief Justice John Roberts were Lucy yanking the football away from him at the last second.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2026

Kim, handed a rare start with Dayot Upamecano out sick, was sent off in the 63rd minute, picking up a second yellow for yanking Raul Florucz's arm as the winger went on the attack.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

It’s fairly ridiculous, that NFL teams are so starved for quarterback talent that they turn to hobbled 40-something mercenaries—look at Indianapolis, yanking a happily retired Philip Rivers out of the school carpool lane—but Rodgers delivered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026

One key indicator as to how this will unfold: exclusive yearslong rights to stream South Park on Paramount+, yanking its dozens of seasons away from HBO Max.

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2025

I said, yanking the shirt on and buttoning it up.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin