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Lopes has good technical striking skills, at least early in his fights, and excellent grappling.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Hawke portrays Rodgers’ former collaborator, lyricist Lorenz Hart, an alcoholic and marginally closeted raconteur grappling with the fact that Rodgers’ biggest success now belongs to a new partnership with Oscar Hammerstein.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Anne criticized the length and agreed with Ryan’s review that the script is often muddled and incoherent despite a hefty performance from Julia Roberts as a philosophy professor grappling with her student’s (Ayo Edebiri) against a colleague, played by Andrew Garfield.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
After feedback from those in the game, including players, referees are expected to be stricter on holding or ‘grappling’ in the penalty area.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Hawke portrays Rodgers’ former collaborator, lyricist Lorenz Hart, an alcoholic and marginally closeted raconteur grappling with the fact that Rodgers’ biggest success now belongs to a new partnership with Oscar Hammerstein.
—Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Anne criticized the length and agreed with Ryan’s review that the script is often muddled and incoherent despite a hefty performance from Julia Roberts as a philosophy professor grappling with her student’s (Ayo Edebiri) against a colleague, played by Andrew Garfield.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
After feedback from those in the game, including players, referees are expected to be stricter on holding or ‘grappling’ in the penalty area.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for grappling
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“Grappling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grappling. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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