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

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

Adopting a psychedelic-rock aesthetic, “Casket” was another stab at optimism; Brock wanted to create something intentionally upbeat to sweeten the sour, post-pandemic mood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's ● May 24, 2026

Exquadrum took a stab at fundraising on its own, but found investors uninterested in a weapons lab toiling away since the early aughts, and sought acquisition offers from a dozen suitors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Instinctively she looked over her shoulder, and a fresh stab of sadness nearly winded her.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

The United States has taken stabs at regulating its groundwater use, but in some cases those attempts appear to be failing.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2025

“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

A low ball in the right is met by Gabriel Sara, who stabs home at the near post.

From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2024

Lancelot turned his head at each of her stabs, as if he were trying to let them glance off him.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

In the four years since her father was fatally stabbed near the entrance of their home in northern Israel, 10-year-old Shireen has carried the burden of grief on her tiny shoulders.

From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026

In one version circulating, attributed to a source in the VA police, she had already been stabbed by the time she arrived at the VA.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 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

Determined to prove she didn’t need my help, Vonetta stubbornly grunted and stabbed away at the taped flaps.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

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

Prior to the stabbing, New York officials had already cancelled an outdoor watch party set for Monday outside the Garden.

From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026

Lauren Buckland, 36, said she gets regular random "stabbing" pains in her uterus, lower back, hip and pelvis.

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

Her name brings tiny stabbing pinpricks at the back of my eyes.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon