a snap

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This includes losing more power on straights than expected after a snap of oversteer because of the settings imposed on the engines.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 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

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

He dismissed all the dances he had given with a snap of his fingers.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald