grab
verb (used with object)
are grabbing
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present progressiveof grab.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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New Chinese AI models big and small -- from Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 to Alibaba's popular Qwen series -- are grabbing attention as challengers to Anthropic and OpenAI's lead.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Higher U.S. tariffs are eating into shipments, and Chinese competitors are grabbing market share from Japanese machinery companies and carmakers, he wrote in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
At a time when new drugs against obesity and diabetes are grabbing headlines, PREDIMED-Plus demonstrates that modest, sustained lifestyle changes can still deliver powerful health benefits.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2025
“Other cities are grabbing our youth. Seattle and Denver offer more affordable homes with walkable amenities,” Johnson Hall said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2025
Two groups of workmen are grabbing the cables on either side of Cleopatra’s Needle.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
