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wrest

verb as in snatch

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The late Abbasid caliphs militarized their economy in an effort to wrest control from the dominant merchants.

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Today, Google still dominates and “No existing rival has wrested market share from Google,” he said in his opinion.

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It appeared to be an opportunity for each contender to stack up wins, build late-season momentum and try to wrest away control of a division race that the Dodgers currently lead by two games.

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He muscled it into the cage elevator, leashes in hand, the machine balanced against his hip like a prize wrested from fate.

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"It is unfortunate that while the family and I are still in mourning, some people have chosen this as an opportune time to wrest control and usurp the family legacy," she wrote.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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