laying hold of
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He was instrumental in the state laying hold of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and Hearst Castle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2022
This picture contains some very authentic thrills, even laying hold of the sophisticated cinema-goer who knows there is a happy ending around the corner.
From Time Magazine Archive
"By your governor—that is, by this person?" cried another, laying hold of Auriol.
From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by W. Harrison Ainsworth
I can go, of course, if you desire it," laying hold of his hat: "that is a simple matter; but I cannot promise to forget.
From Airy Fairy Lilian by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton (AKA Duchess)
They form at once shields and supporting arches to the fingers; and they give facility in laying hold of bodies which would escape from their smallness.
From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Alexander Walker
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