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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
Grant asks Chris about the boxing gloves now for sale in the night store, but Katie forestalls him by running over and grabbing them, nearly flattening Chris.
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Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
Demonstrators grabbed bricks from the ground to throw at police, as tear gas was deployed in Geneva's streets, witnesses told Reuters.
Armed men snatched a highly respected security expert earlier this week in one of the few places in the capital city of Haiti to be considered relatively safe.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
Donate your knick-knacks to the thrift store for the true collectors to snatch up.
Aemond was named Prince Regent in the aftermath, and seized control of the Iron Throne while Aegon recovered.
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Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
Federal customs officials at Washington Dulles Airport seized 139 pounds of Ethiopian khat, a plant chewed for its amphetamine-like effect, that was destined for Sacramento.