stab

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Steve Sosnick, chief market strategist at Interactive Brokers, took a stab at answering that question in commentary shared with MarketWatch on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

“She gets to be released on Valentine’s Day, which is another stab in the gut,” Montalvo said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

There’s also a reference to septicemia, which is writer-director Emerald Fennell’s perhaps too-technical stab at explaining the nonspecific Victorian disease that afflicts one character.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

"The teacher's injury is not a stab injury. A lockdown was implemented but has now been lifted," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

A sudden sharp stab of love drilled down into my heart.

From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart