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Arab governments are now weighing whether they might need to become more aggressive in trying to pry open their critical trade routes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

They were able to pry one open and found "several victims - we don't yet know exactly how many," said Brecht Speybrouck, spokesperson for the Brussels Labour Prosecutor's Office.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

And whoever has access to that information has the extraordinary ability to pry into a person’s private life.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

Perez’s case is one of several in which the Civilian Oversight Commission has tried unsuccessfully to pry records out of the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

“This desk is probably like fifty years old. It could be anywhere. You know how to pry it open?”

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling

Spot gold pries are down 5% at $4,616 a troy ounce while silver is down 7.8% at $78.18 an ounce.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026

Used by emergency personnel after serious car crashes, the hydraulic tool pries open or cuts through wreckage to rescue someone inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2024

Concerned, she visits a doctor, and when the specialist pries the welt open, hundreds of small spiders crawl out.

From National Geographic ● Jan. 12, 2024

U.S. oil and gas production, however, is on track to reach record highs in 2023 and 2024 due in part to rising oil pries.

From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2023

“Pooperman,” Boo cries pitifully as Lou Ann pries her off my leg.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

In 1947, after reports of strong odors were reported, a huge crowd on the street watched as police and city officials pried their way inside to look for the brothers’ bodies.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026

The copper pirates have pried heavy metal plates from sidewalks to access underground lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025

Gilbert’s book has pried open a feminist door that felt long slammed shut.

From Slate ● May 12, 2025

The scorpion has depths that ensure their insides will also be pried open — whether they like it or not, and no matter how hard they may toil and calculate to keep all their secrets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2024

I pried the tight lid open, working it back and forth.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

Celebrities and other high-profile people spend up to $1 million on security for their weddings to guard against prying eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

"The deportation machine has kind of turned more surgical, so to speak. There's less activity in the cities where there's a lot more prying eyes," Budiandri said.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

All your traffic is routed through a remote server, masking your IP address and shielding your online activity from prying eyes.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

The home’s location inside a guard-gated community will also offer Lopez plenty of security, helping to protect her and her children from prying eyes.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026

In the first week of June 1893 Ferris’s men began prying the last timbers and planks from the falsework that had encased and supported the big wheel during its assembly.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson