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1.

wyrwać, wydrzeć

forcibly pull (something) from a person's grasp

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He managed to wrest the knife from his attacker.
Udało mu się wyrwać nóż napastnikowi.
The police had to wrest the child from the kidnapper's arms.
Policja musiała wyrwać dziecko z ramion porywacza.
2.

wydrzeć, uzyskać z trudem

take (something, especially power or control) from someone or something else, especially with effort or difficulty

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They tried to wrest control of the company from the current management.
Próbowali wydrzeć kontrolę nad firmą obecnemu zarządowi.
It was difficult to wrest the truth from him.
Trudno było wydrzeć od niego prawdę.