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When my co-workers ask how my weekend was, I always try to pull out one novel thing I did.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
He decided to pull in and try to make a sale, introducing himself to Roebuck, who agreed to buy the entire load of equipment.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
They’re planning to pull out all the stops when she arrives at the station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Carrick has primarily used Fernandes and Matheus Cunha as a floating front two, both with licence to drop deep or pull wider.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I started to pull the door open when I noticed something else in the window—a placard on an easel.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
In her household, she pulls in an annual income Forbes estimates at $7.5 million.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
Josh pulls back the curtain to reveal what he saw inside Arthur Ashe Stadium at 3 a.m.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Consequently, “if the stock market pulls back inflation should recede, growth prospects dim and the Fed back away from hikes,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
British heavyweight Moses Itauma pulls out his phone and scrolls through his pictures.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
She pulls my door closed and a feeling of panic rises in me again.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
Like the groves and gardens, houses built foolhardily near the dry summertime river risked being pulled off their foundations and washed away by the winter torrents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
When I pulled up the long driveway to his country home on a bright morning in June, Roebuck greeted me warmly.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Children are pulled ever deeper into feeds designed to keep them scrolling,” she told EU lawmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
A barely conscious Millroy was stuck in his car for over a minute before he was pulled from the burning wreckage by Dutchman Hartog after he immediately stopped his car to help him.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Her eyes look dark and glassy, like she’s pulled too many all-nighters.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
For example, a customer can authorize a transaction based on set parameters in advance and then let the agent take over, or ask it to check back before pulling the trigger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Several hundred farmers demonstrated this month in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba against diesel costs -- one of them pulling a tractor with a rope.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Asked if he knew who was responsible for "pulling" him into the Audi, Smith said it happened quickly, and he was taken by surprise.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But the Ifab, who are football's lawmakers, and in particular Fifa, are not close to being on board with fully pulling back the curtain.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
But once again, the only thing pulling him was the prospect of a decent night’s sleep.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
