pull through
verb
pulled through; pulling through; pulls through
: to survive a dangerous or difficult situation
: to help survive a dangerous or difficult situation
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So the amount of stress that was on the line here for this game, winning this game and those guys coming in and our ace … not having a good day and those guys pulling through.
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pulled through the immediate aftermath of bruising UK local elections, but his longer-term position remained in jeopardy as his Labour rivals touted a plan to replace him with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
—Alex Wickham, Bloomberg, 8 May 2026
There's other data that has been scraped or pulled through hacks or leaks that can be sold for criminals to obtain.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Mirman was pulled through a window of the burning car by a state trooper assigned to New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte's security detail, who happened to come across the crash.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer pulled through the immediate aftermath of bruising UK local elections, but his longer-term position remained in jeopardy as his Labour rivals touted a plan to replace him with Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.
—Alex Wickham, Bloomberg, 8 May 2026
There's other data that has been scraped or pulled through hacks or leaks that can be sold for criminals to obtain.
—Anna Schecter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Mirman was pulled through a window of the burning car by a state trooper assigned to New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte's security detail, who happened to come across the crash.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Pull through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20through. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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