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grabbling

verb

present participle of grabble

as in grabbing

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The trio of founders allegedly told investors that the brand would feature an app as its centerpiece and be boosted by major advertising deals and attention-grabbing celebrity photo shoots and cover stories.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
One of the most attention-grabbing stars in the sky still keeps its secrets close—and that is one of the main reasons astronomers have so much fun studying it.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

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At home, Indian authorities moved aggressively, seizing his properties and luxury assets, from high-end cars to jewelry and artworks.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
Second-year University of Connecticut student Kira Mesick jumped at the chance to fill a resident assistant job at the university’s new, $29 million residence hall in downtown Hartford, seizing on its Pratt Street location.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026

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The Arakan Army controls much of Rakhine after capturing territory from the military in recent years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
This impending surge in lunar traffic makes time-sensitive missions like CosmoCube crucial to capturing the universe’s earliest faint signals before the quietest sanctuary in the solar system becomes noisy.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026

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The Godfather with a puppet-master’s hand clutching a control bar that looks, ominously, like a cross.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
In stunning snaps of the lakeside ceremony — captured by photographer Andrew Timms — Mel C is seen clutching a bouquet of flowers and posing in an ivory gown.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Aug. 2026

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