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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a grab for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an attempt to obtain something, often in a competitive or aggressive manner.
Example: "The politician's speech was seen as a grab for power in the upcoming election."
Alternatives: "an attempt to seize" or "a bid for".
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1992: Toshiba put Nishida in charge of its laptop business in the U.S. as it struggled with the "Compaq shock"–a grab for market share by Compaq.
Sometimes bitterness makes a grab for Leah".
But she's making a grab for it".
I think it was a grab for power for her".
Ibragimov's 8 b4 is a grab for queenside terrain.
In 2003 it interpreted America's invasion of Iraq as a grab for oil.
You're running late for an evening out — what three products do you make a grab for?
"Like a 25-year-old's breast!" Talk about a grab for ratings.
11.07pm BST Grant Shapps makes a grab for the centre ground.
Cohen, before him, made a grab for Sotheby's too, as have various other financial arrivistes.
This has led people to suppose that Clark is plotting a grab for pop success.
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