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pull

[pool] / pʊl /




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Well, Mexico employ similar tactics, albeit with a 4-3-3 formation, using width and rotations to pull opponents away from passing lanes.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

I don’t use my Starbucks mugs to entertain, but that’s the only time Michael Sullivan and his husband pull them off the shelf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

Efforts by local and international rescue teams to pull survivors from the rubble grew increasingly desperate in Venezuela four days after two powerful earthquakes shook the northern state of La Guaira.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

Retirement software is designed to do this, and professionals can pull together a whole plan for you.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 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




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