Word: grab
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pieces of flint he had selected during an excursion to the countryside. No sweat! By slamming the flints against the concrete floor, the chimp created knifelike chips, which he used to cut the cord and free the key. He then used the key to open the other box and grab the treat...
...Newton would look all around, even up into the trees. He seemed genuinely baffled. Finally, I'd give up and head into the field to help him out. But no sooner would I get within 10 ft. of him than he would invariably dash straight over to the Frisbee, grab it and start running like mad, looking over his shoulder with what looked suspiciously like a grin...
...time of Gorbachev that the Russians don't give a damn about the prestige of their leaders," says Gernot Erler, a senior German legislator, "unless it puts food in their stomachs." No Western wands can wave away the real economic hardship that has fueled the Russian Congress's grab for power...
...dramatic rescue of five skiers in Aspen, Colorado, continues to grab headlines and the attention of producers and agents. How TV might portray the story...
What really happened was, some people crowded around the Breakfast Bar to grab bagels. A lot of people went back to bed. Everyone was fairly cranky. I read two more pages of Song of the Lark, but not before I paused to smile and shake my head thoughtfully...