Attract
Attract verb - Exert a force on (a body) causing it to approach or prevent it from moving away.
Grab and attract are semantically related. in draw attention topic. In some cases you can use "Grab" instead a verb "Attract".
Grab
Grab verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
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War crimes, or the use of WMDs on the ground (in space it is different), being too obviously the aggressor, trying to grab too much power or to disturb too great an area and so on are likely to attract an Imperial intervention.
Source: Tabletop Game / Traveller
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