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A survey by France's secondary school union found nearly 78% had recorded temperatures above 30C this week, and said it had received reports of teachers bringing in screwdrivers to prise windows open.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Jalibert landed his fourth conversion to bring his team to within a point but could not then prise another gap in the Pau defence.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

However, Schmidt's tenure ended with two losses and he was unable to prise the Bledisloe from the All Blacks.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025

It is clearly a view shared by manager Mikel Arteta, hence the failed bid to prise England striker Ollie Watkins away from Aston Villa during this window.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025

Mastering himself again, he tried to prise the locket apart with his fingers, then attempted the charm Hermione had used to open Regulus’s bedroom door.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

Moreover, Papic believes the Strait of Hormuz will be prised open shortly, not just because of America’s blitzkrieg but by a coordinated response from the rest of the world.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026

There were celebratory claps and cheers of "Christiania", as locals prised up heavy cobblestones and tossed them into wheelbarrows, one by one.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2024

In interviews he is straight-talking and to the point, but answers almost have to be prised from him.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2023

Aleyna was gently prised from the ruins of a flattened apartment block, Turkish broadcaster TRT Haber reported.

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023

Leo prised open a service panel near the snake’s head.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

While prising Claude Makelele from Real Madrid's Galacticos was a huge statement - likewise Hernan Crespo from Inter Milan - Petr Cech was the wall on which back-to-back titles were built.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

One black-clad officer crouched near the head of the grave, delicately prising a green-tinted hand free from the dirt, while a colleague stood by, holding a clipboard, making careful notes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022

But prising him away from Spurs chairman Daniel Levy would prove extremely difficult, if not impossible.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2018

Several of the officers went into the water to try to free them, with Ms Wright going underwater and prising the car door open with a crowbar.

From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2017

She was undressing her doll, prising the skirt off the plastic body.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie