Rick Santorum

The government has convinced parents that at some point it's no longer their responsibility. And in fact, they force them, in many respects, to turn their children over to the public education system and wrest control from them and block them out of participation of that. That has to change or education will not improve in this country.

American Politician

Mark McKinnon

Presidential primary debates are an important part of our political process. But the media has wrested complete control from the parties and candidates over everything, including the number, the format, the qualifications, and the moderators. And they've become a circus.

American Businessman

Roger Waters

There is no 'us' and 'them'; it's an illusion. We are all human beings, and we all have a responsibility to support one another and to discover ways of wresting the power from the very, very few people who control all the cash and all the property.

British Musician

Jonathan Mayhew

According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men.

American Clergyman

Jeff Jarrett

Now in the digital age, in the age of social media, all of the wrestling audiences are so much more connected. I cannot stress that enough, how much more connected wresting audiences are around the world.

American Wrestler

Tony Khan

Wrestling fans are a community unlike most others. I've been a part of this community since I was 7 years old, and I can tell you that wresting fans see the world every day through a special lens.

Bangladeshi Chef

John Dewey

Such happiness as life is capable of comes from the full participation of all our powers in the endeavor to wrest from each changing situations of experience its own full and unique meaning.

American Philosopher

Marcus Tullius Cicero

If I err in belief that the souls of men are immortal, I gladly err, nor do I wish this error which gives me pleasure to be wrested from me while I live.

Roman Statesman

Samoa Joe

I worked for my family's Polynesian dance troupe for my entire life up until I started wresting full time.

Alexandra Petri

They will wrest 'dull words' from my cold dead hands.

American Journalist

Used when describing a physical action to take something away forcefully.

Physical struggle

Implies that the person or thing being wrested from is resisting the action.

Resistance implied

Indicates achieving something was hard and required effort; often used metaphorically.

Achieved with effort

Suggests that something was gained through careful persuasion or pressure.

Subtle persuasion

Highlights the violent or aggressive nature of the twisting or pulling action.

Violent action

Emphasizes that the action requires significant physical force.

Physical force needed

Used when someone intentionally changes information to deceive or mislead.

Misrepresentation

Carries a negative connotation when used to describe changing information or meaning.

Negative connotation

 But upon arriving, he found a nation in conflict. Local revolutionaries sought to wrest control of Madagascar from France’s lingering colonial rule. These protestors inspired Sankara to read works by socialist leaders like Karl Marx and seek wisdom from military strategy.

The life, legacy &...

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How fire shapes...

 are two different things, so what you need to do is get politically active. But one of the things I will tell you is what would our world look like if we were able to wrest the reins of governmental power

Wrest

To forcibly pull something from a person's grasp.

To obtain something only with difficulty.

To twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.

To distort, twist, or pervert the meaning or interpretation of.

Physical struggle

Resistance implied

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