grasp
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Grasp the tail and pull it up to remove the bones from the center of the fish, which should also remove the head.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022
The Grasp, like Pitt stopping to watch her speech backstage, says it’s mutual.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2020
Grasp the gallon and, keeping it close to your body, slowly straighten, then lower it, and repeat.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2019
Grasp the moment, even though you know it will pass.
From The Guardian • Aug. 4, 2018
Grasp your broom firmly by the tail, he thought.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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"Mending Wall," by Robert Frost
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Excerpt from "The Diary of Anne Frank"
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