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“To someone in the grip of psychosis,” Mr. deBoer explains, “a delusion is not a hypothesis to be weighed, it’s a fact, every bit as real as the ground under their feet.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

At the time, VMO2 called the BT takeover a "stitch-up", which allowed its rival "tighten its grip" over the market.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

He wound up fleeing to Spain, then in the grip of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship, and spent the rest of his life in Iberian exile.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

In terms of the remedy for this, though, everyone needs to get a grip.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026

Fa’s knife was beautiful and deadly, with a blade of banded blue slate shaped like a willow leaf, and a haft of red deer antler that was bound with elk sinew for a better grip.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

"It's not a service, is it really? It's a huge systemic problem and nobody seems to be getting to grips with it," Anthony said.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The Independent continues with "Curfew imposed to stop France riots as unrest grips Europe", below a photo showing a masked demonstrator in Marseille holding a French flag as a fire burns in the backdrop.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

“He stole a motorcycle and rode it around. He almost knocked a bunch of grips and gaffers off their ladders,” André recalled in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

These receptors are molecular grips on immune cells that help them stick to blood vessels, enter tissues, and reach infections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

If you pull on the lever attached to the right of the winch assembly, one wheel grips and turns the axle, which lifts the weight.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

From shock slip-ups to a murder by yawning - and a whole host of Jerry Hall one-liners along the way - the current series of Celebrity Traitors has gripped the nation.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

A celebratory mood gripped the capital, with drivers honking their horns and passers-by holding up three fingers -- the winning list's ballot number and a Serbian greeting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Many of the beautiful, sometimes ingenious products and technologies developed with the rise of the modern era gripped the popular imagination and made life easier, healthier and more connected.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Wall Street has been gripped by the volatile moves in bond yields over the past few weeks.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

He gripped the shovel handle firmly and got back to digging.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

Well, altogether gript by the being of love.

From Emblems Of Love by Lascelles Abercrombie

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

From Hereward, the Last of the English by Charles Kingsley

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 Charles Kingsley

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

In a gripping final, Mageean found herself boxed in behind Great Britain duo Georgia Bell and Jemma Reekie, but managed to dart through a gap and power down the straight to victory in 4:04.66.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The whole seahorse body, with its bent head, gripping tail and brood pouch, has been built at least twice within a single fish family, the Syngnathidae, which includes seahorses, pipefishes, pipehorses and seadragons.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

And that risk is part of what makes “You Can See Everything” so gripping.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Everyone who profited from the sprawling multi-billion dollar investment fund scandal gripping Turkey has been identified, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Tuesday, expressing confidence the markets would emerge stronger from the controversy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Father drew out a chair from the table and Mrs. Kleermaker sat down, still gripping the suitcase.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom