lifted

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Michael Lowry got a consolation score, but Montpellier were left to celebrate as they lifted the Challenge Cup for a third time as Arthur Vincent put icing on the cake.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

A failing tank in Garden Grove holding toxic chemicals has prompted major evacuations covering four Orange County cities, and officials are not sure when the orders will be lifted.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Once the French menace had lifted, Britain increasingly beset America with taxes that Washington felt it had no right to levy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The overnight drop in oil prices has “eased inflation fears, lifted market sentiment and triggered a broad rally across equities and bonds,” the analysts added.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

From the bottom of the suitcase, Liz lifted a folded cloth with some very amateur-looking needlework on it— uneven stitches, mismatched colors, loose threads, snarls.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom