tug

A scheme in Teesside saw a tug of war between ministers over whether it should be used for a low carbon hydrogen energy scheme, or a massive new AI data centre.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

You tapped into something really universal with the strife between boomer parents and their millennial children — a real tug of war for power that’s happening in a lot of people’s lives right now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Their model describes a computational tug of war between two fundamentally different kinds of neural organization, both of which are established even before birth.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026

Unsurprisingly, the replies tug at the heartstrings: “I’m so glad Dolly saved you; she was amazing, and you are too.”

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

I tug my siblings into the kitchen, out of earshot of the couch where Dad and Aunt Melissa have settled to watch the broadcast.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

One of the agents tugs at the driver's side door handle.

From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2026

You’re doing fine, but something tugs at you from deep within.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

Best among them is the picture of a woman who tugs on a goat’s hooves, the animal largely out of frame, struggling against its weight as she grips a blade between her teeth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

Before serving, he tugs at his shirt, brushes his hair back and wipes his face.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2024

She slides in after Max and Henek and Danuta, then Helena tugs on my arm.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

One decision tugged at another, and by the time I checked out, dinner had become rigatoni with chicken, spinach and sun-dried tomato sauce.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Farmers in tractors tugged water cisterns and aimed hoses at the blaze.

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

Soccer’s first female head in 2019, less than a year after Cordeiro tugged the World Cup bid across the finish line.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

After a goalless first half, the game sparked into life when Manchester United were awarded a penalty after Alex Jimenez needlessly tugged back Matheus Cunha inside the box.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Simon tugged at his forelock, releasing a small cloud of ash.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

It refers to the way a rotating black hole twists the spacetime around it, tugging on nearby matter such as stars and causing their paths to wobble.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025

The starchy pasta water, slowly whisked in, binds it all into a sauce that clings and stretches, tugging at each bite with just enough tension to remind you that this is pasta, not soup.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

“Other components of the economy are tugging on the consumer,” said Ivan Drury, an automotive analyst for the car-shopping website Edmunds.com.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025

A third of it wants to be a feisty industry satire, but the rest believes there’s prestige value in tugging on the heartstrings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2025

“Fusia, what’s wrong?” says Helena, tugging at my skirt.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron