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Recent Examples of grabbleIn places were grabbling sticks and the like aren’t allowed, noodlers get the extra reach by way of their feet.—
Will Brantley,
Field & Stream,
15 June 2023
Video of the incident showed the professor grabbing and twisting the arm of the pro-Palestinian student.
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Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
As police tried to handcuff Sever, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said Sever swung at troopers and forcefully grabbed at a trooper's duty weapon, which was secured in a holster.
The Dutchman engaged in an intense duel with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton on his way to snatch P2 and also fended off a late challenge from current championship leader Kimi Antonelli.
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Yara Elshebiny,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
The team continuously overcame double-digit fourth-quarter deficits to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
The party has focused on driving down consumer costs, seizing on what polling shows is deep dissatisfaction about the economy and worries about affordability.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, who voted against the proposal in mid-June, voiced fears that the list of noncitizen voters would immediately be seized by federal immigration authorities.
Night is falling in Altadena as bats circle, peacocks wail and photographer Kevin Cooley tries to capture what’s left of a tree.
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Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
The new glasses can play music, translate languages and answer questions about a person’s surroundings by capturing images with the glasses’ cameras, like Meta’s Ray-Ban and Oakley glasses.