grabbed by
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Or the moons are two wandering asteroids from the outer Solar System, which were grabbed by the Red Planet's gravity.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Most of Finnish Karelia was grabbed by Joseph Stalin's forces in 1940 after the bloody Winter War, when Finland put up stiff resistance to the Soviets despite overwhelming odds.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Villca Fernández, a former student leader and Maduro opponent, still remembers when he arrived at the Helicoide in 2016 after being grabbed by the feared intelligence agents in his home city of Merida.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
I want to read what was said to Escobar Molina as he was being grabbed by unidentified agents.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025
Suddenly, Hugo and Isabelle were grabbed by their collars and hoisted to their feet.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
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