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Arab governments are now weighing whether they might need to become more aggressive in trying to pry open their critical trade routes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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

And whoever has access to that information has the extraordinary ability to pry into a person’s private life.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026

She accused Iwamasa of threatening legal action “to pry a settlement from workman’s comp.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Coal began to pry open the dumpster lid, then paused.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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

Expository flashbacks would be antithetical to Hansen-Løve’s objectives, but here, with wordless economy, she pries open a window into past stories, past experiences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

When Homes pries open the small metal door to the maintenance shaft, we encounter another problem.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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

In most cases the “mummy portraits”—as the paintings are called—came to be pried or detached from the full mummy by excavators, archaeologists or thieves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

Gilbert’s book has pried open a feminist door that felt long slammed shut.

From Slate ● May 12, 2025

The shifting balance of power between these aesthetic worldviews encapsulates the story of what happened when Japan was pried open to Western influences.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

I pried her fingers loose, shut off the water, and drew her away from the puddle on the floor.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Outside, the home features a glittering lap pool that overlooks the ocean, while hedges that border the 1-acre property help to ensure complete privacy from prying eyes, something that Doherty is said to have prized.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

"The deportation machine has kind of turned more surgical, so to speak. There's less activity in the cities where there's a lot more prying eyes," Budiandri said.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026

All your traffic is routed through a remote server, masking your IP address and shielding your online activity from prying eyes.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

Swope Soccer Village, where Sporting’s developmental team trains, was just the place to keep clear from prying eyes and long camera lenses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Cook couldn’t scold her for snooping when she herself could see that Ophie wasn’t prying.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland