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"And then when you have conditions in which the car slides in the race, there's not much grip, then I think he is the master in these kind of conditions."

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Such a deal would loosen the Brown family’s grip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Compared with the control animals, mice receiving R inulinivorans showed an increase of around 30% in forelimb grip strength, which the researchers used as a measure of muscle function.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026

The Buss family’s grip on the NBA’s glamor franchise loosened in 2025 when they relinquished their majority share to Mark Walter.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

After a few seconds, Mr. Stanley’s grip on my head eases up.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Infection rates are still high, adding to the concern that the authorities are struggling to get to grips with the spread of the disease.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

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

He has a bag of fast food clutched in one fist as he comes through the front door; the other grips his keys, which he yanks free from the doorknob.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

The stock has risen 33% from its recent low at the end of July as investors have started taking a second look at the AI bear thesis that has gripped software names.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

Leongatha, where Patterson lived, was gripped by shock.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The dry conditions follow a “megadrought” that has gripped the region since 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

The duo were pioneers of the aerobics craze that gripped the nation during that decade and helped create the National Aerobic Championship.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

She gripped her clay pipe in her mouth.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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

From Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Volume 2 Consisting of Historical and Romantic Ballads, Collected in The Southern Counties of Scotland; with a Few of Modern Date, Founded Upon Local Tradition by Sir Walter Scott

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

From Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley

The thumbs should be locked, the knees slightly bent, and the edge of the diving-board gript well with the toes.

From Swimming Scientifically Taught A Practical Manual for Young and Old by Frank Eugen Dalton

Well, altogether gript by the being of love.

From Emblems Of Love by Lascelles Abercrombie

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

From Ballad Book by Katherine Lee Bates

It’s not only gripping, but extremely intricate if you’re brave enough to get on its level.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

Hugo Lara and Manolo Cabrera — the Mexican DJ pair better known as RØZ — casually strolled through Sightglass Coffee in Hollywood, one gripping a half-melted iced coffee, the other an empty Erewhon juice bottle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Eclipse fever is gripping the country, with the type of glasses certified to safely view the Sun hard to find in some places.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

He saw Bori’s flickering silhouette gripping the bars.

From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026

My hand is gripping the bag that’s stuffed with the money I collected from generous relatives excited to see me for the first time in eight years, and I try not to bump into people.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan