stab
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The latest discovery to invade my algorithms arrived when Claude took a stab at a tantalizing math problem.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Pintscher then served as its artist-in-residence, during which he oversaw a stab at the avant-garde.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
"When people have been loyal to you, you never stab them in the back."
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Depending on the species, chelicerae can function as pincers or fangs that grip, pierce, or stab prey.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Sheriff Jackson said, “Calm down, son. I understand. I ain’t looking to do nothing to stab no one in the heart; I don’t even own a Tennessee toothpick.”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
Moreover, the occasional stabs at quotable mom-power dialogue feel patronizing, not that the audience for ultraviolent action pictures typically includes a lot of moms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
As famously told in concerts around the world as well as in his autobiography, Springsteen worked out the first stabs at “Born to Run” on his guitar while sitting on his bed.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
“Urchin” is energetic and filled with life: funny asides, tiny joys, stabs of recognition and flourishes of visual psychedelia.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2025
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
Our Father finally caught on, nobody was understanding his horrible stabs at French or Kikongo, either one.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
The Sheriff’s Department did not make clear whether the deputy who was stabbed also shot the suspect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
Bodycam footage released by police earlier this week showed officers expressing doubt when Nowak told them he had been stabbed.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 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
It comes as Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis joined calls for a temporary ban on the marches, after two Jewish men were stabbed in Golders Green on Wednesday.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
She sliced and stabbed at the air, prancing like a fencer.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
Police reportedly do not believe the stabbing was terror-related, and are probing the woman's mental health.
From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026
Those faulty messages can produce shooting, stabbing or burning sensations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
"It is like a stabbing pain, a very very heavy stabbing pain," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
I do my best to ignore Dad’s stabbing eyes and focus on Gran.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
