Lee Kuan Yew

Of-course we did, but we didn't reply because we knew once this leaks the others will scatter, so in the few days we moved quickly before the press got hold of it. The press did get hold of it a few days later, we nabbed, we were able to get 15, the others got away.

Statesman

Lisa Kennedy Montgomery

Easy spying is supposed to nab bad guys, but what happens when the small cabal of desperate men who head the security state see the future president as the bad guy?

American Author

Stephen Rodrick

As a kid, Terry Bradshaw didn't amaze me. My hero was Steelers backup Terry Hanratty, who nabbed two Super Bowl rings while completing three passes.

American Journalist

Douglas Coupland

Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young. They sear you. They sear you; they do.

Canadian Author

Morrissey

Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young.

English Musician

Commonly used in contexts related to police or security work.

Law Enforcement

Doesn't always involve physically touching the person, often relates to catching in a broader sense.

Not Always Physical

Frequently used in news headlines to indicate an arrest or capture.

Media Usage

Highlights the swiftness or opportunistic nature of the action.

Quick Action

Often used in everyday language to describe getting something advantageously.

Casual Expression

Implies taking advantage of a situation or momentary chance.

Opportunistic Connotation

Emphasizes the attainment of a goal or reward, generally within a competitive setting.

Achievement Focus

Used when casually mentioning winning something, making it sound less formal.

Casual Triumph

A colloquial way of expressing that someone has won something, especially by surprise or with effort.

Colloquial Victory

 These informants nab people like Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh. Both are mentally ill. Abdul-Latif had a history of huffing gasoline and attempting suicide. Mujahidh had schizoaffective disorder, he had trouble distinguishing between reality and fantasy. In 2012, the FBI arrested these two men

Trevor Aaronson: How...

 distraction as these two try and sneak up behind us you see they've got the Sun in their favor we staring into the Sun so it's causing it just you know and well it's a bit difficult to see it in the Sun yeah they might come and nab our wallets is food better be careful they

Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...

 these extraordinary amphibians there was a very very large giant salamander in here we're talking but that's it yeah it's a bit of a genetic right around about one meter long if you put the stick in there it would have nabbed it but it's not doing it right now so he's

The Sausage & the...

 overheard a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at nab geo and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week we're going to venture to some of the biggest weirdest most beautiful

The Gateway to Secret...

 the flying fox bats aren't easy to catch but for these car and men it is a tradition they have been raised from boyhood to use ingenuity and homemade weapons to nab them today they'll mount a sneak attack through the thick

Eating Bats PIPE National...

 to nab a more substantial meal know what these baby rats are safe because mom is guarding the nest but mom has to go grocery shopping leaving the babies completely helpless

Eating Myself PIPE National...

 to nab a more substantial meal now what these baby rats are safe because mom is guarding the nest but mom has to go grocery shopping leaving the babies completely helpless

Giant Centipede PIPE...

 response leaps into the safety of the water below okay so the centipede wasn't satisfied eating its own skin and then it failed to nab a more substantial meal know what

Eating Myself: Giant...

 hideouts waiting and waiting and waiting okay that didn't work so well so he's gonna set a trap and try and nab one that way

Nab

Law Enforcement

Not Always Physical

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