pry
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Too many overlapping yarns in a movie make for a convoluted final product, a big clump of colorful material that’s too dense to pry apart to see the substance lurking below.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026
Still, it’s tough to pry focus away from the powerful bull market in stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
They were able to pry one open and found "several victims - we don't yet know exactly how many," said Brecht Speybrouck, spokesperson for the Brussels Labour Prosecutor's Office.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But whether it’s overpaying in restricted free agency or working out a sign-and-trade deal, pry him away from the Jazz.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
It takes a few minutes, but we send Nash and Oliver back to their moms and pry Lily away from the fun.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Spot gold pries are down 5% at $4,616 a troy ounce while silver is down 7.8% at $78.18 an ounce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
Concerned, she visits a doctor, and when the specialist pries the welt open, hundreds of small spiders crawl out.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 12, 2024
U.S. oil and gas production, however, is on track to reach record highs in 2023 and 2024 due in part to rising oil pries.
From Reuters ● Sep. 18, 2023
He doesn't last long, though, because Laszlo pries the truth out of him.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2023
She searches for the entrance, finds it, pries something open—and hops in, disappearing from view.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
In 1947, after reports of strong odors were reported, a huge crowd on the street watched as police and city officials pried their way inside to look for the brothers’ bodies.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
It was precisely the formula that Cohen envisioned when he finally pried Stearns out of Milwaukee: the creativity and ingenuity of Moneyball, only with actual money at their disposal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
An American diplomat and his Chinese counterpart pried the combatants apart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Gilbert’s book has pried open a feminist door that felt long slammed shut.
From Slate ● May 12, 2025
He pried the back open and squinted into it.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
The money was supposedly a bribe to persuade her to go abroad, to avoid the prying eyes of the press.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
He wanted to protect Lee and Cullen from prying journalists.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
When the camera’s prying eye becomes more intrusive, though, she “feels a great sense of betrayal, that her family is being used and exploited.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Outside, the parcel is lined with dozens of palm trees to ensure complete privacy, while a dramatic gated courtyard provides an idyllic place to relax away from prying eyes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
I sat on our usual bench, prying the juicy red seeds out of the fruit and slowly sucking on them one by one, staring at the fleecy white clouds.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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