rob
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He made a full-speed tumbling catch in the right-field gap to rob Austin Wells of an extra-base hit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
He demonstrated strength and awareness to rob Tunisia captain Ellyes Skhiri and set up a goal for strike partner Viktor Gyokeres in the second half.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
He went on to urge graduates not to let fear rob them of personal agency—a fine, saccharine message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
But his absence has done more than rob Roland-Garros of a potential repeat of the 5-hour, 29-minute epic he played against Sinner last spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Drop uh lil hint here and dere and if Tea Cake is tryin’ tuh rob her she kin see and know.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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Also, giving properties as gifts, rather than as inheritances, robs them of their tax-advantaged step-up in basis.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Its inscrutability to ordinary people is part of what robs the document of whatever power it may have had at a third the length.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
ALS, a progressive and terminal motor neuron disease, robs a person of the ability to move and, ultimately, to breathe, according to the Mayo Clinic.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Humorous responses to rage bait, which depends on eliciting defensiveness that can be fed back into the outrage machine, robs it of oxygen.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
"But he does so for honorable reasons, to bring dishonest men to justice. He robs the robbers!"
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Had the advent of intensive parenting robbed the holiday of its spark?
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
When a hot-dog concession stand was robbed in 1993, a pregnant Ms. Fash chased the thief down the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Sarnoski’s attachment to the myth of Robin Hood — a dashing man of the people who robbed from the rich to give to the poor — has deep roots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
Vicki said she feels robbed of the newborn period.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
I knew that those punks had robbed me.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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If that happened, you would be robbing yourself of future returns.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
With Itoje prowling the touchline, coach Steve Borthwick could not risk destabilising England's line-out - and robbing it of precious on-pitch leadership - by removing veteran hooker Jamie George.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Because while the Olympics may help the sport gather viewers, it has done little to reverse a steady decline in participation at the grassroots level, which is robbing the sport of its future athletes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
I have a plan and when I get out, I am going to make big money, and it is not going to be robbing banks.
From Slate ● Dec. 1, 2025
There are books all over the floor, like someone tried robbing the place.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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