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They didn’t fire Espada, owner Jim Crane said, because he’s “doing what he can do with what he’s got”—a not-so-subtle jab at the Astros’ flawed roster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
This isn’t a jab at the project — “U” is an incredible album and the song is just that good.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
“This isn’t a vaccine study, where you jab people and see them in a year,” says William Blair analyst Myles Minter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
This explains Carney’s jab, at his press conference last weekend, that the United States’ signature is sometimes “written in pencil.”
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
I keep trying to jab at the car seat button because it’s even harder when your hand won’t stay still.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
Even slight jabs, if relentlessly delivered, can undermine, if not rupture, relationships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The chain had officially entered chicken sandwich territory, and this quickly spurred a massive fight with the OG sandwich maker Chick-fil-A, with the two brands throwing jabs at each other online for weeks.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
The treatment is said to work as well as daily insulin jabs but only needs to be injected once a week.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was a punch delivered in Atlanta on Sunday and felt all the way in Washington, smooth and fluid, like one of Sugar Ray Robinson’s left hooks or Muhammad Ali’s left jabs.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
He jabs the air with his finger, pointing at me.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
Convenience plays a big role, she says; vaccination rates are highest when parents regularly interact with medics, who can remind them to get their children jabbed and tell them exactly where to do it.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
And the midtempo ballad “The Knife” describes a collapsing relationship as a mortal threat, akin to a dagger jabbed into one’s side or a case of kerosene waiting to be ignited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
It was also possible that he accidentally jabbed himself, through his gloves, on a needle or a patient’s teeth.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
“In the race to be my best friend between Senator Fetterman and Governor Hobbs, Governor Hobbs wins by a jillion,” Stewart jabbed.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2024
She jabbed the Enter button so hard, the computer shook.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
He added: "All we were doing is jabbing sheep day and night. The poor sheep, it was horrendous for them."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The artist and buyer were nonconformists, jabbing at, well, something.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
He loved to say it on the stump with his trademark snarl and jabbing finger.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2025
And, later, Christopher Guest, 77, was spotted pacing around as Tufnel, speaking in the axman’s jabbing working-class English accent to an assistant.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
Laney declared, jabbing her finger at the tree she had chosen.
From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser
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