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It also applies to many of us who are currently grasping at the best ways to confront the injustices in our country, to say nothing of those occurring in our own backyards.

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Metcalfe’s pursuit of revelation in a single lost poem is magical thinking, a relentless grasping for a chimera.

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Still, the case gives him purpose, and once his path converges with Robbie’s, he recognizes him as a fellow blind driver on a crash course, grasping for direction.

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“Canceled” never quite answers this question explicitly, even though the very relevant topic of misogyny feels within grasping distance.

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And that also means coaching some sophisticated concepts, which he said his players are grasping to a surprising degree.

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