claw

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The tech-focused Nasdaq, meanwhile, ended modestly higher on the session while the S&P 500 has clawed back all of its declines since the start of Monday trading to finish four points in the green.

From Barron's

If anything proves the market value of seemingly worthless ephemera, Walker added, it’s fans clawing for printed set lists at the end of a concert.

From Los Angeles Times

In the remote Ocotillo washes, where the scrubs claw at people’s shins, he recently found what he believes to be the remains of a human finger.

From Los Angeles Times

The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to claw its way into positive territory, closing up 17 points, or 0.03%.

From Barron's

When a hand with clawed fingers and thickened nails was put into his, he understandably left shaken to his core—and a confirmed spirit believer.

From Literature