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is grabbing

  • present progressive
    of grab (3rd person singular).
    grab
    verb (used with object)
    to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch.

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Eunice Lim, a Sydney-based influencer originally from Singapore, is grabbing a selfie with Sunga while balancing her haul of desserts, piled high in a pizza box.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

And a growing group of creators and advertisers is grabbing at the chance for an additional revenue stream.

From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024

Now, for the first time ever, Spears is grabbing the pen and taking control of her own narrative in a forthcoming memoir.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2023

“He is not somebody who is grabbing power for the sake of being power hungry,” Tsang said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2022

Then someone is grabbing his arm, pulling him in the opposite direction, forcing his head to turn away from the oncoming disaster.

From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner