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grabbled

verb

past tense of grabble

as in grabbed

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And when Buzelis grabbed that pass out of the air, double-clutching on his way to a dunk, the Bulls could hear for a moment the tune of a new future for this team.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Woodman also alleged that Andreatta grabbed Pagano’s hand and wrist.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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But the lid on the rim finally opened for the Dream’s star duo of Angel Reese and Allisha Gray, and Atlanta eventually snatched the lead and went into the second quarter with a two-point cushion.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
In broad daylight, two teenage boys snatched our trick-or-treat bags from our hands and ran.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

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Authorities also blocked all of the paper’s online platforms, seized its printing house and revoked its media registration.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Italian authorities seized the sailboats, and the activists were reported to prosecutors for allegedly disrupting a public service.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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Since no party has ever captured a parliamentary majority on its own, party leaders must agree to come together in a governing coalition.

— Giovanna Dell'Orto, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Along the way, the former leaders of the AI trade, captured in the iShares AI Innovation ETF, have collapsed by 35 percentage points relative to the equal-weight S&P 500, then regained half the loss, then gave up most of that bounce.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

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In a first round that portended a lengthy and bloody fight, the Dodgers clutched to a 1-0 lead after three innings with ace Tarik Skubal on the mound and Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski headed for the showers.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
While in front of a judge, Siders, dressed in an orange jumpsuit, kept shielding her stomach and clutched her belly, The Daily Mail reported.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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