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[grab] / græb /


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He went back near the galley where he wouldn’t bother his seatmates and called his mom, asking her to grab a replacement pair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

At a live show, people won’t leave after 30 minutes, but on Netflix, people will leave five minutes in if you don’t grab them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Feel free to grab yourself a hot drink and mull it over for a moment.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The animal has red eyes and a short proboscis equipped with claws that help it grab food before biting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 25, 2026

I popped a bite into my mouth with my fingers, having forgotten to grab a fork at the mess hall, before retrieving the letter from my pocket.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

But there is still AI market share up for grabs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Whether it proves anything is, of course, up for grabs, but it surely helps “Chronovisor” remain wonderfully unclassifiable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

After which, the tiara and the title are up for grabs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

And the question of how the country’s premier history museum should tell the nation’s story is suddenly up for grabs.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

He grabs a broomstick and points it at me.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

Everyone in the room grabbed either shakers or a small drum, and with Densmore instructing and conducting, the ensemble conjured what he called the heartbeat of Mother Earth.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

That defeat dethroned Bath as champions and they were looking ruthless as they grabbed two early tries.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

He preened, grabbed his oversized scissors and opened his mouth to boast, but no one could hear a single word over the deafening roar of Marine One’s idling engines.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

But what really grabbed my attention was his discussion of how he runs the company, which now has a market cap of more than $10 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Before an audience stunned to silence, he strode forth and grabbed a front leg.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

“They set the tone for us defensively. There was a lot of physicality, a lot of grabbing and holding, a lot of disruption without gambling.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Joey Lush secured second place in the competition after trawling through Pinterest for outfit inspiration and "grabbing a tote bag from the fresher's fair".

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

You can also suggest you all do different, less-costly activities like going to a park or grabbing ice cream.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

“We’re diving under the water and grabbing these big old catfish. It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever done.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“I mean, I’m going too, of course,” she said, grabbing her own rebound and holding on to it.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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