pull

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But more recently, the other 493 names in the index have started to pull their weight.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

City Council to limit so-called pretextual stops, in which officers pull people over for minor traffic infractions in order to investigate more serious offenses.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

“I drive to work every morning and I know, at any moment, they could pull me over again.”

From Salon • May 24, 2026

By using Mars' gravitational pull, mission planners were able to give the spacecraft a major boost while conserving valuable propellant for later stages of the mission.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

I wanted to reach out and pull him toward me, but despite my annoyance with her advice, what Ma had said about being modest needled me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu