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• The feat might even grab headlines on social media and flash across the globe.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2022
• Spot isn’t the first robo-dog to grab headlines (and YouTube clicks) during the pandemic.
  — Jennifer Nalewicki, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2020
• The latest virus variant to grab headlines is called Delta.
  — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 18 June 2021
• Chapek's tenure isn't the only Disney news to grab headlines this week.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 29 June 2022
• The move, no doubt, was meant as an act of political theatre, to both shock and grab headlines.
  — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Oct. 2022
• And so, one way to prove that your festival is still a must-attend event is to grab headlines and create buzz.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Feb. 2023
• While the points grab the headlines, Heiskanen has also been playing great defense.
  — Peter Warren, Dallas News, 26 Jan. 2023
• And the modest dream that emerged during her first two years — of a functioning school board that did not grab headlines — was shattered in year three.
  — Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2021
• The offensive skills for Jordan Jones will grab headlines.
  — Paul Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2021
• The players on the field make the plays and grab headlines, but the ones behind the scenes coming off the bench have their own important roles on the way to building successful programs.
  — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, 7 May 2021
• When the two units met inside the large camp, Linden tried to take control of the situation—and grab the headlines as liberator.
  — David Kindy, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Nov. 2020
• None of this is to say that Trump couldn’t suddenly call a White House press conference to try to grab headlines and declare victory.
  — Caroline Chen, ProPublica, 26 Sep. 2020
• The star power will grab headlines in this top-five matchup, but these are two of the best coaches in the country who are positioned to become mainstays in Final Fours to come.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2021
• These contribute to the crises that grab headlines, but there are slower, looming catastrophes across the country.
  — Jamie Gold, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Frequently, there are moves between clubs in each direction, and so cash transfers are smaller than the big money moves that grab the headlines.
  — Stefan Szymanski, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2024
• For one thing, there’s the optics issue: Gene editing tends to grab headlines for its role in controversial research and biotech blunders.
  — Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2020
• That leaky data problem applies to more than just the web services that typically grab headlines.
  — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 4 Mar. 2021
• Smelser's attorney, Amy L. Orlando, called the new charge a political move meant to grab headlines.
  — Russell Contreras, Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
• André 3000‘s appearance on The Shop continues to grab headlines.
  — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 15 July 2024
• Sideline dustups during football games tend to grab headlines.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 28 Aug. 2023
• Thankfully, the dreaded super shoe debate didn’t really grab headlines at the Games.
  — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 10 Aug. 2021
• Even Saturday’s announcement about a possible coup in Ukraine appeared timed to grab headlines in the Sunday morning papers and airtime on the news shows.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2022
• Anderson’s death has gripped a city that has seen fatal police encounters grab headlines just days into 2023.
  — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2023
• Or the grisly crimes that would grab headlines once Tijuana Innovadora was under way.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2022
• Clemencies grab headlines, but the details announced Tuesday will change a significant number of lives.
  — Van Jones and Janos Marton, CNN, 26 Apr. 2022
• While sophisticated malware attacks grab the headlines—this is a much more realistic threat to you and your finances.
  — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• But while such incidents grab headlines, more low-key efforts are also underway.
  — Sophie Tanno, CNN, 28 Jan. 2024
• Greene was considered an outlier whose ability to grab headlines was a problem, not an asset.
  — Doyle McManuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2022
• Presgrove had extensive injuries — a split skull, fractured spine and more — and the unusual way in which his body was first discovered has continued to grab headlines and stir local outcry.
  — Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024
• Although a few shipwrecks and disasters grab headlines, like the March crash of a cargo ship into a Baltimore bridge, much less is known about how often containers are lost piecemeal or away from major ports.
  — CBS News, 3 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024