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[klaw] / klɔ /




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UC also said Title VI does not allow the government to claw back money spent on finished research.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Unfortunately he's pulled out this week, which gives me an opportunity to try to claw back some ground that I lost last week in Ireland," said McIlroy, who is at eight under overall.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

In September 2020, stocks moved lower after a torrid summer rebound rally that saw major indexes claw back their COVID-19-related losses.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Here’s one more ingredient in the reversal of fortune for some malls: claw machines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

This was where the Walker had found his stone claw.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The settlement claws back money Abbott earned from selling formula through federally funded nutrition programs, and the company did not admit fault.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

A game called "Flappy Bill" features a bald eagle carrying a document in its claws that tries to avoid smashing into columns of various heights, against a background that resembles Washington DC.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

These medium-sized mammals, found only in Africa and Asia, have long, powerful tails, large curved claws, and bodies covered in overlapping scales that resemble a pinecone.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Werro's trademark celebration, in which she mimics outstretched claws, is in honour of her father's advice to channel the spirit of a lion on the track after her judged her too timid in childhood races.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The manticore moved a little closer, its claws biting into the wooden deck.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

But an extraordinary 90-foot putt from Kupcho on the 17th clawed the Americans back into contention and they headed up the last hole all square.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Armed with ferocious intent and a forward line ravenous for turnover ball, Mayo rattled Kerry during a period when they clawed back from seven points down to revive their hopes.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

A clawed caper at the Santa Monica Pier went awry despite “sophisticated” attempts by suspects to get away with poaching roughly three dozen spiny lobsters, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Williams clawed back a few times when she looked good and cooked, and when she did that, she let out a signature Serena “Come on!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Dismay’s toenails clawed my legs and his thick coat crammed itself into my nose as my chair tipped sideways with me and Dismay in it.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

While holding Gnocchi, a large street cleaning truck whipped down the street and startled him into clawing away.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Meta shares were up as much as 4.1% earlier Wednesday, before reversing lower and then clawing back into positive territory.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

In its place, Bessent said, America now has a “C economy,” in which lower wage earners are, in his telling, finally clawing their way back.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

Forecasts projected a deficit approaching $6 billion before a newly split legislature began clawing the budget back toward sanity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

I walked until I lost the light from the fire pit, clawing at my T-shirt, trying to pull it away from my skin.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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