a snap

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But 20-minute coffee dates really pull for a snap judgment.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The results of a snap election Sunday reinforced the upward trend in Japanese yields, though the widely watched 40-year bond yield fell on the news.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

On Monday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 notched a fresh record after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive victory in a snap parliamentary election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Takaichi, who took over the premiership in October then called a snap election to cement her power, has already toned down her rhetoric against further Bank of Japan interest rate hikes, Nagai says.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

But the detonation creates some tectonic shift in the building’s rubble, and there is a snap followed by multiple cascades in the darkness.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr