pry
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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
And whoever has access to that information has the extraordinary ability to pry into a person’s private life.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2026
With a package highlighted by next year’s first-round pick and Verse, he was able to pry away Garrett from Cleveland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The octopus was flopped and all forlorn on the bottom sand, trying to pry open a scallop.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
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
As the swing shift gets underway, Emmett Jaime pries inked plates off cylinders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
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
‘Ask me no questions and I’ll tell you no lies. A bad end comes to a person who pries.’
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
The only thing that really matters is whether the kid runs out the door to play, or has to be pried off the bed like a cat that hears the bathtub running.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
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
The copper pirates have pried heavy metal plates from sidewalks to access underground lines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Gilbert’s book has pried open a feminist door that felt long slammed shut.
From Slate ● May 12, 2025
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
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
Celebrities and other high-profile people spend up to $1 million on security for their weddings to guard against prying eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 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
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network: it creates a secure private tunnel over public networks, such as the internet, to shield your online activity from prying eyes.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
As mortified as I was at her merciless prying, I was as anxious to hear the answers as she was.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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