grab
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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
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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
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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
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“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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