pull

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The race was shaking out to be mighty close, and as the first initial votes were tallied, Pratt was leading Raman for the second spot behind Bass, but by Sunday Raman began to pull ahead.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“Butcher is aware on some level that he has this scorched-earth mentality and that he’s willing to do anything to get what he wants — and he needs someone to pull him back,” Quaid says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

But I’ll do my best to pull it off, so to speak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"So, we've got the challenge of trying to pull those two together and what we're seeing is significant job losses in the region."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I search for a way to pull back and be less probing.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse