pluck
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Pickers pluck items from shelves in a prescribed sequence while drivers double-check bagged orders before speeding off on scooters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026
She brings a sort of Disney princess innocence and pluck to Anna, which makes sense considering she played Ariel in the live-action “The Little Mermaid.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
If Bezos had any of that pluck, we certainly would not be reading about the Post’s pending demise.
From Salon ● Feb. 6, 2026
Taking on the trial bar requires pluck, but it can also pay dividends.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Aru had the strangest impulse to reach into herself as if she might pluck out her own soul.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
He frequently plucks from his tremendous word hoard gems that will send you to the dictionary: bonxie, fankle, rupestral, stramash, zawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
And it plucks a nerve in a country still scarred by its history of militarism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
A long in-swinger comes in but Angus Gunn plucks the ball from the air.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024
In short, Radan ignores Story’s actual arguments, plucks out one sentence and then falsely claims that his argument isn’t clear.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2023
He plucks the mystery gift from his backpack and wades back toward me.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
Anyone but the people who plucked him from obscurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
When a violin string is plucked, it produces a main tone along with a series of overtones.
From Science Daily ● May 19, 2026
Paul, the first contestant not to be plucked from the Bachelor Nation, broke that mould in many ways.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Characters are caricatures, be it a villain that feels plucked from a cartoon western, complete with a purring raccoon for a sidekick, to a greedy wannabe politician of a bank manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026
To the left, a couple of small couches and low tables looked plucked out of a hotel lobby.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
The finding may explain why we can build upon skills, like going from plucking single notes on a guitar to shredding rock riffs, or from dribbling a ball to making cross-court plays.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
"One of my recent tricks is to find any weird chord that may intrigue me," plucking the opening notes of As You Lie There on an acoustic guitar.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
It bursts with insights that mix journalistic acumen with gossip, backed by a score generously seasoned with mischievous violin string plucking.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
She’s over wasting time plucking chin hairs, searching for brain fog-induced lost reading glasses and — most of all — withholding her opinions so as not to offend others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2026
A man squats beside a pool of muddy water, plucking a chicken.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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The Magician's Nephew
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