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wring from

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Verb1.wring from - get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
extort
prise, pry - make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the information out of him"
obtain - come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"


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But he never reached her, he never heard the cry of anguish he hoped to wring from her.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
These folk are strange people, and you must hold their love, even as you have it now, for you will get from their kindness what all the pennons in your army could not wring from them.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
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