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Griffin, for his part, responded by threatening to yank Citadel from the Park Avenue development project.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

The team still needs to haul the balloon to the ground and yank open the release vents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 25, 2025

And each time, because he didn’t yank him, Dave Roberts should get the save.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2025

What’s more, they’re intimately knowledgeable of history, able to yank references from the past and stress their pertinence to our present.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2025

Akira was about to yank on the reins again, to turn Dodger and keep running away from the fire, but the flames hit the edge of the bald and stopped.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Unfazed by the crashing waves, 72-year-old Wu Feng-chiao yanks fistfuls of brownish-purple seaweed she will process into jelly, one of the last women in Taiwan keeping the marine harvest tradition alive.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

What a setback for anyone who saw a childhood ruined by Bucky Dent, or yanks the plug when the jukebox cranks up Billy Joel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

"As soon as I get his harness out, he yanks, which he doesn't normally, but he gets quite excited because he knows he is going in the sidecar," he continued.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Whenever he yanks players for mistakes during games, the coach has an assistant check in with them to discuss the issue and make sure they’re staying mentally prepared to return.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2024

When a gust yanks the handle out of her grasp, she decides to batten down the hatches, latching it behind her and inspecting her surroundings via phone flashlight.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

You can’t keep a beloved news team down, even after more than a decade since being yanked off the air in a move that stunned fans and local TV newsrooms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

It essentially yanked TPS overnight and refused to give a legitimate justification.

From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026

But just because the allegations against Jackson have been yanked from the film doesn’t mean that they aren’t still there, casting a shadow over almost every scene.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2026

The $1 trillion Saudi sovereign-wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, yanked back spending and hiring in numerous areas and sold much of its U.S. stock portfolio, even before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

Clare finally caught his monocle, and with the other paw, he yanked at his hood, fumbling it over his disfigured ear.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

At first it may seem like random grabbing and yanking, but look closer.

From Slate ● Jan. 25, 2026

Kim, handed a rare start with Dayot Upamecano out sick, was sent off in the 63rd minute, picking up a second yellow for yanking Raul Florucz's arm as the winger went on the attack.

From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026

And you certainly wouldn’t expect the 74-year-old Rinaudo seated at a century-old instrument, yanking pull-cords and pushing pedals while the machine in front of him whirs and whistles to a rag-timey tune.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025

Cops were forced to police the crowd’s behavior, yanking the worst offenders from the rope line.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025

Downstairs they found Laney yanking on Mama’s arm, begging her to let them open presents before breakfast.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser