as in pulled
to draw out by force or with effort
you'll never tear that secret out of me
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The officers did not draw their guns until Chakraborty pulled the knife, NYPD officials said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026 -
Hundreds of thousands canceled their subscriptions after Bezos pulled a Kamala Harris endorsement from the opinion section in 2024, according to CJR.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
4 Feb. 2026
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The officers and two bystanders pried open the truck’s door and pulled the driver to safety, the agency said.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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And almost every president has understood, in one way or another, that America cannot be pried apart from its ideals and remain America.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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Starting in 1948, American companies extracted the oil and gave roughly half of the profits to the Venezuelan state, an arrangement known as el fifty-fifty.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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These recombinant proteins can be extracted, spun into fibers, and finished into textile surfaces that resemble leather in appearance and tactility, but behave very differently across weight, durability, and environmental metrics.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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While the facility includes features for children – such as a gym, a library, and classrooms – attorneys and advocates have reported poor conditions and concerns over children getting uprooted from their daily routines and held in a detention center to no fault of their own.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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But for this to happen, the Maduro regime—which exceeds Maduro himself—would have to be completely uprooted.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
7 Jan. 2026
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Alcaraz yanked a hard inside-in forehand that ticked the top of the net, before stopping almost dead and bouncing twice on Djokovic’s side.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Thom yanked on his jeans, gave me one last sharp look and slammed the door.—
Nick Dothée,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Torn (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/torn%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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