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as in to pry
to draw out by force or with effort
the boy wrested the book out of his sister's hands
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as in to grab
to separate or remove by forceful pulling
wrested open the stuck door of the cabinet
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Recent Examples of wrest
Lebanon’s Army will have to try to wrest power from, and replace, Hezbollah.
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
Tom Rothman wrested the project away from Harvey Weinstein years ago at Fox — Frank Loesser’s widow Jo would not grant the necessary approvals until that happened — and the project traveled with Rothman to Sony.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Fierro — unaware of the sailor — quickly rushed the gunman, wrested away his firearm and repeatedly pummeled it into the back of the assailant’s head.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
The thrust of his argument in the case, which is under seal, revolves around maintaining Fox as a conservative political media force by ensuring that Lachlan’s brothers and sisters won’t be able to wrest control of the company from him and moderate its coverage.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2024
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Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
Tom Rothman wrested the project away from Harvey Weinstein years ago at Fox — Frank Loesser’s widow Jo would not grant the necessary approvals until that happened — and the project traveled with Rothman to Sony.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
Fierro — unaware of the sailor — quickly rushed the gunman, wrested away his firearm and repeatedly pummeled it into the back of the assailant’s head.
—Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 24 Sep. 2024
The thrust of his argument in the case, which is under seal, revolves around maintaining Fox as a conservative political media force by ensuring that Lachlan’s brothers and sisters won’t be able to wrest control of the company from him and moderate its coverage.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2024
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That investigation began after Torres told police that a 21-year-old Chicago man continued to extort him — threatening to release nude photos and videos — if Torres failed to meet his financial demands.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Typically, scammers will gain access to these accounts to help steal someone's identity, share posts about their scams or to extort a user into paying a ransom demand.Sam Sabin, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
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Just about all of the Chiefs’ 300 offensive yards were earned.Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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Since signing a five-year extension worth a maximum of $170 million before the 2023 season, Bosa earns a salary of $1.125 million this season, or $62,500 per week spread out over 18 weeks.Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Brands began to pull together resources to support refugees.Stephan Rabimov, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
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The 13-minute performance will likely call for a healthy dose of vibrant, colored lighting to pull it all together.Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
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If not, grab your handheld vacuum to remove any dirt, crumbs and dead skin from the cushion.Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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In response, Jason grabbed the individual's phone and threw it to the ground, a video that has been shared countless times on social media.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Leadville materialized in 1860 with the discovery of placer gold (gold extracted from eroded rock), and the mining boom was on.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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Organizations must ensure that no sensitive or personal data inappropriately feeds AI models or can be extracted from these systems, either maliciously or inadvertently.Rehan Jalil, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The investigation reveals a dismal picture of a company with a sales culture that depends on squeezing infirm and elderly patients and the government for every penny.Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
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Often the rookie spends several minutes adjusting their chair, finding the right eye relief, and remembering their shooting form before ever squeezing the trigger for that first dry fire.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
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The company may need to consider strategic alternatives if additional capital is not obtained.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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According to training videos obtained by The Guardian, the forms are often prefilled with the information of a different person, a proxy who would file the challenge.Caroline Haskins, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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In 1846, scientists had observed irregularities in Uranus’ orbit, as if an invisible counterweight were tugging on the planet from the far side.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Trump era has twisted and tugged at the county’s social fabric, so much so that the answers to basic questions about what is true and who can be trusted no longer appear certain.Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Wrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrest. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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