snatching

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But members understood the change would have meant snatching up to $800 a year more from their paychecks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He spent the next decade receiving similar recognition, even snatching up a best rap performance Grammy Award for his work on “King’s Dead” in 2018.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Yet as the Liverpool players made their way to the away end after snatching a remarkable victory through Alexis Mac Allister, the same chant came from the travelling support, who could hardly believe their luck.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

This year, there’s a crowded pipeline, but the two snatching the most focus are ByteDance’s Seedance 2.0 and Zhipu AI’s GLM5.0.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

Magic hyenas wander the villages at night, snatching several goats at once in their razor jaws and delivering them to the doorsteps of wizards.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba