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A powerful carry off the back of the scrum from England number eight Alex Matthews helped set up Muir to barge her way over to quickly respond in an action-packed opening 10 minutes.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

As anyone who has witnessed an ant carry off food from a picnic knows, insects are far stronger than their puny size suggests.

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

Election experts say that measures implemented over the years make it extremely unlikely that a malicious insider could carry off a hack that alters votes to throw an election.

From Washington Post • May 28, 2022

I grew preoccupied with the possibility that the police might barge into the bureau one day and carry off my computers and papers.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

So I had no further chance to carry off the script.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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