Example Sentences

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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

Voters say it is not just Mr. Oz’s ads that are grabbing the attention of suburban voters.

From Washington Times • Oct. 20, 2022

And before I even know what I’m doing all of my tentacles are grabbing at the shirts, pulling them out of their perfectly folded squares, yanking them out and flinging them around the room.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden