grabber
Example Sentences
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Greene meanwhile thanked the "good guys with guns" for stopping the shooting while blaming "gun grabbers like Joe Biden and Democrats" for endangering children.
From Salon
Bolsonaro’s critics say he is largely to blame, having emboldened loggers and land grabbers with his fervent support for development of the region.
From Seattle Times
“Just Go Down to the Road” opens with this grabber sentence: “I was fourteen when I was caught stealing books the first time.”
From Washington Post
Anticipation of the paving has generated real estate speculation alongside the highway; land grabbers engage in large-scale deforestation with the expectation that the areas will become legal for agriculture or cattle-raising in the future.
From Seattle Times
Land grabbers and squatters invaded and burned land to steal it.
From Washington Post
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