Plucked

Plucked from a codeine-filled obscurity in the national consciousness, conservative radio shock jock Rush Limbaugh returned over the last two weeks to earn the title of the head of the Republican Party after newly-elected RNC Chairman Michael Steele was forced to apologize for calling him "an entertainer."

Queerty 2009

Plucked from a Japanese baseball all-star team roster in 2007 and introduced at a lavish news conference, Igawa was expected to be a staple in the Yankees' starting rotation.

NYT > Home Page By BILL PENNINGTON 2011

"Plucked" was recently defined as "Expelled for failing examinations.

Times Developer To Build Dictionary of the Future 2009

Plucked from the brink of default in May 2010 by other euro-zone countries and the International Monetary Fund, Greece is again verging on a critical cash shortage.

Europe Races to Widen Aid for Greece Charles Forelle 2011

Plucked from the brink of default in May 2010 by other euro-zone countries and the International Monetary Fund, Greece is again verging on a critical cash shortage.

Europe Races to Widen Aid for Greece Charles Forelle 2011

Plucked from what seems now the brain of an enraged woman,. convinced delusion (yours/hers) does in fact,. constitute truth.

Florida Python Cast & Blast 2010

Plucked from what seems now the brain of an enraged woman,. convinced delusion (yours/hers) does in fact,. constitute truth.

Florida Python Cast & Blast 2010

Plucked violin fragments, atonal vocals and discussion of Lazarus on a morphine drip.

Readers recommend: songs with special guests Paul MacInnes 2010

Plucked rhythms underneath the voiced violin whisper and whisper their missed chances to the rain.

Woman in Tableaux Sam Rasnake 2011

Plucked from his perch leading agricultural department research programs, Shah was still finding his way around USAID's headquarters in the Ronald Reagan Building when the earthquake struck.

New USAID head takes helm of Haiti disaster 2010