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Hundreds of French firefighters aided by water bombers on Tuesday battled wildfires that have ravaged a hugely popular forest outside Paris as another scorching heatwave keeps the capital in its grip.

From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026

She abandoned preconceived notions of beautiful grass-court tennis, opting instead to figure out how to get the best out of her extreme Western forehand grip and heavy topspin on grass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Europe has been in the grip of a heatwave, and temperatures are forecast to hit 39C in Budapest on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Both Ferraris simply lacked pace and grip in Austria, and they were the only top team to do a three-stop strategy.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

“It wouldn’t feel right to recognize one of these scholars without the other,” he goes on, and I grip the fabric of my skirt so hard I’m surprised it doesn’t tear.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

He’s tinkered with different grips for his changeup, a pitch he started deploying more in mid-May.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

The country is in the grips of a humanitarian crisis, exacerbated by the slashing of foreign assistance and the need to integrate millions of Afghans pushed back from neighbouring Iran and Pakistan.

From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026

‘Hysteria’ grips San Francisco’s housing market as AI wealth pours in.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026

We must, therefore, leave the Science article behind and rely on other kinds of evidence to get to grips with the structure of Neanderthal groups indirectly.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026

He catches it, breathes it in, and it grips him, won't let him go.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Additionally, brands are also looking to diversify sourcing from countries like Bangladesh which was gripped by socio-political turmoil until recently.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

The case gripped Britain and was turned into the 1985 film "Dance with a Stranger" starring Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Wendy’s shares lost 6.7% after surging 26% Wednesday, as what appeared to be a short squeeze gripped the fast-food chain’s stock before reversing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

In December 1996, with the boom barely underway, Greenspan wondered aloud whether “irrational exuberance” had gripped asset prices.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026

Panic gripped me as he took her in his arms.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

"We're rael sorry, and we know your heart was gript to him with grapplin's."

From The Deemster by Caine, Hall, Sir

And he rode at that Emir, and gript him in his arms.

From Hereward, the Last of the English by Kingsley, Charles

He leapt into the water, That rover young and bold; He gript Earl Haldan's daughter, He shore her locks of gold; 'Go weep, go weep, proud maiden, The tale is full to-day.

From Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth by Kingsley, Charles

And he came half over the edge, and gript the Diskos by the handle, in an instant.

From The Night Land by Hodgson, William Hope

And first gaed by the black black steed, And then gaed by the brown; 205 But fast she gript the milk-white steed, And pu'd the rider down.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

It was the latest flashpoint in a power struggle gripping this dusty, furnace-hot Central Valley town—a fracas that has drawn in California’s attorney general.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

A gripping narrative that might change how you see alligators: Down in the manicured exurbs of Florida, what happens when someone spots an alligator next to their pool?

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

The crowd rallied around speakers, which included several U.S. representatives from the Houston area as well as residents and advocates, gripping signs that called for ICE to leave the state, some with Salgado Araujo’s face.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

"Chapter Two" was satisfactory rather than gripping, with wins against Croatia and Panama either side of a dismal goalless draw with Ghana.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

The next day, I stood on Thomas’s old front porch, gripping a bunch of flyers.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas