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The Dodgers’ series against the Brewers set up a chance for the home team to claw back onto the top of the National League standings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

He points out that Russia virtually disintegrated twice in the 20th century, once after the Bolshevik Revolution and again after the Cold War, only to claw its way back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

A resilient Gauff begins to claw her way back, but Muchova halts the American's momentum with a sensational diving volley.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

The new model was flashy, black-light entertainment with thumping music, huge video screens, arcade games and claw machines, along with upscale food and drink at double or triple the prices of standard bowling-alley fare.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

If your ship can’t claw off, then you’ll heave an anchor to windward, to try to hold the ship where she is.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

Equity markets fluctuated ahead of the CPI release, though Seoul enjoyed another strong day as it claws back some of the huge tech-led losses sustained in July.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The buddy comedy “Deadpool & Wolverine” had its claws into July after it earned $211 million domestically in its opening weekend in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

Aesthetes had been howling about the Freedom 250 set, a soaring, 92-foot tall structure which resembled one of those arcade machine claws in which you try and fail to grab a stuffed hippopotamus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

Dame Julia has written more than 200 books and is best known for The Gruffalo - a story of a frightening woodland creature with terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws.

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

And now he knew that she certainly had the teeth and claws and will to do it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Chipmakers SK hynix and Samsung led the charge as they clawed back the losses sustained in a sector-wide global rout from the end of June and through July that wiped trillions of dollars off valuations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 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

Shares have clawed back earlier losses and are now down 8.4% at 130.40 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

A slow dread clawed its way up her insides, seizing at her throat with long, vicious fingers.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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

Top decision makers instead closed the probe, the people said, opting for a lighter-touch option: clawing back money the company earned from selling formula through federally funded nutrition programs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Rybakina never looked convincing despite clawing her way back from a double break down to force a tie-break, and a double fault on the opening point was a sign of things to come.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

Like a zombie clawing its stiff, cold hand through the dirt of its grave, VHS refuses to die.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

But “dead,” mingling with the churning and bubbling noises in this room, strikes a blow like a hammer to my chest, and the monster of grief awakens, clawing at my eyes and throat.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth