stab
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Jair Bolsonaro is serving his sentence under house arrest for health reasons stemming from a stab wound he suffered in 2018 during the campaign in which he was elected president.
From Barron's β Oct. 13, 2026
After a stab at acting, Mr. David found a home in New York’s comedy clubs, where his quirky vignettes earned the admiration of his peers.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 9, 2026
Kennedy takes a stab at the salmon cake, brings one bite to his mouth and calls it “amazing.”
From Salon β Aug. 5, 2026
Adopting a psychedelic-rock aesthetic, “Casket” was another stab at optimism; Brock wanted to create something intentionally upbeat to sweeten the sour, post-pandemic mood.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 9, 2026
With each pound of the piano keys, a sharp stab was driven through my chest.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
“If you have a friend that stabs you in the back, that’s the way it was with what I had been taught about history,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 23, 2026
“Urchin” is energetic and filled with life: funny asides, tiny joys, stabs of recognition and flourishes of visual psychedelia.
From Los Angeles Times β May 18, 2025
The Heritage Orchestra, led by Ben Foster, added new flourishes to her back catalogue, with funky stabs of brass punctuating Pretty Please, and Maria gaining a playful Mariachi vibe.
From BBC β Oct. 18, 2024
Certainly he and his team have given it their all; the time they’ve put in and their stabs at various compromises have been impressive.
From Slate β Sep. 11, 2024
Repeatedly I took stabs at writing, but the results were so poor that I would tear up the sheets.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
Smit Machchhar was hailed for his heroism after being stabbed on Flight 1073.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 2, 2026
He praised the pilot who was stabbed and passengers who fought off and subdued the attacker, saying they were "true heroes".
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
On his June 2026 song “We Know the Truth,” he rejected allegations connecting him to the killing and said he learned after arriving to perform at the festival that someone had been stabbed.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 25, 2026
In the four years since her father was fatally stabbed near the entrance of their home in northern Israel, 10-year-old Shireen has carried the burden of grief on her tiny shoulders.
From Barron's β Jul. 5, 2026
Incomprehensible voices battered him, sobs and shouts and wails stabbed the night, but Harry and Ginny walked on, back up the steps into the entrance hall.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
When Caroline Bailey was suffering with sharp, stabbing pains in her stomach, she thought it was being caused by her contraceptive coil.
From BBC β Oct. 14, 2026
In June, Musk again weighed heavily into British politics following the stabbing death of an 18-year-old white student named Henry Nowak.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 16, 2026
Those faulty messages can produce shooting, stabbing or burning sensations.
From Science Daily β Aug. 27, 2026
Prior to the stabbing, New York officials had already cancelled an outdoor watch party set for Monday outside the Garden.
From Barron's β Jun. 8, 2026
“No you couldn’t,” Bat said, stabbing the knife into the peanut butter jar.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
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