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Ivan was working at a 52-room hostel, Seely Hirst House in Nottingham, when Calocane approached the building and tried to prise open one of the windows.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 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

Inside was a note which had become glued together with age, so experts used special techniques and chemicals to prise it apart.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

Nd5!!, putting a knight en prise with a rook already hanging in order to run down the Black king.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

“That’s all, then, is it?” asked Hermione, making to prise herself off the sofa.

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