pull something
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Using a powerful winch, the M88 recovery vehicle can pull something that weighs up to 140,000 pounds out of trouble or lift a vehicle weighing up to 35,000 pounds using its crane-like boom.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2025
I’ll try to pull something from my past that will connect me to feeling 16 again or 23 again.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
The first two singles from her comeback album 143 have bombed, critically and commercially - so she really needed to pull something out of the bag for her MTV performance.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024
“In moments when you need someone to pull something out of the hat,” England lock Ollie Chessum said, “Ben has been that person for us.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2023
Not only was it unfamiliar, but it felt tainted, as if we intended to pull something over on James.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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