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Depending on the species, chelicerae can function as pincers or fangs that grip, pierce, or stab prey.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

In “Disclosure Day,” he takes another stab at demonstrating that there is no limit to the universe’s wonders.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

"Abandon the direct negotiations... Don't be with them and stab us in the back," Qassem said.

From Barron's ● May 24, 2026

And let’s not forget John Mulaney’s stab at late-night experiment with the live series “Everybody’s in L.A.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

Luke read the letter at supper, after everyone else in the family had had a stab at trying to figure out what it meant.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A game of energetic ping-pong unfolded underneath the gallery’s fluorescent light, beams of identification, recollections or stabs of grief bouncing off each piece in the exhibition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2026

Certainly he and his team have given it their all; the time they’ve put in and their stabs at various compromises have been impressive.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2024

The brass stabs that open Act I had an almost expressionistic quality — severe, vital, grim — and the ones that closed it were cold, powerful and withholding.

From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024

Over the years, their journey in the game took different paths and it was often accompanied by stabs of envy for the one trying to keep up.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023

Our Father finally caught on, nobody was understanding his horrible stabs at French or Kikongo, either one.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

On his June 2026 song “We Know the Truth,” he rejected allegations connecting him to the killing and said he learned after arriving to perform at the festival that someone had been stabbed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

Above all, we learn our lessons when we make misjudgments rather than claim we have been stabbed in the back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Two victims - a mother who saved her baby in her dying moments and a security guard who was fatally stabbed on his first day shift - will receive posthumous awards.

From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026

Bolsonaro has suffered from recurring health issues since being stabbed in the abdomen during a campaign event in 2018.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Once, after my dad caught an earful of their conversation, he rushed over to the phone base and stabbed the button down with his finger to disconnect the call.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

I missed my target entirely, stabbing the hunk of hay more than a foot away from the bull’s-eye.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026

U.K. officials have rebuffed the criticism, with Justice Secretary and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy pointing out that the attacker was British and saying the stabbing had nothing to do with immigration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

In December 2024, Badea and Stana were extradited from Romania to stand trial for the stabbing, but Andrei could not be extradited because he had to first face legal proceedings in Romania.

From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026

Musk, the billionaire owner of X, has posted numerous times on the platform about the police response to the stabbing.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

“No you couldn’t,” Bat said, stabbing the knife into the peanut butter jar.

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold