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wrested

  • past participle
    of wrest.
    wrest
    verb (used with object)
    to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
  • past tense form
    of wrest.
    wrest
    verb (used with object)
    to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.

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In a sign that the U.S. has wrested control of flows in the strait from Iran, Saudi Arabia’s crude exports are surging higher, said Matt Smith, an analyst at Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

A steal in the third end hinted that November's European silver medallists could get the win they needed, but the US wrested back control to lead at the break.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

Today, Google still dominates and “No existing rival has wrested market share from Google,” he said in his opinion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2025

It is packaged and commodified, wrested from its continuity with the world and from its intimate relation to the body.

From Slate ● Mar. 15, 2025

One neighbor had called them “louts” after they wrested plums from the tree beside her cottage, then squashed them in the path.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry