Nab
Nab verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.
Both words in one sentence
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The customer whacks Brandon's head with a cane repeatedly, only to have the cane snatched and snapped in half before Brandon shoves him aside and enters the house to nab a radio.
Source: Implacable Man -
Betrayal in Death has FBI Agent Jacoby use a murder committed by Sylvester Yost in an attempt to take over Eve's investigation, and he snatched Eve's operation to nab Yost out of her hands, causing Yost to run for it.
Source: Ambition Is Evil
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