snapped
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Bloom, 49, snapped up the four-bedroom, four-bathroom property in 2017 for $7 million, then made his first attempt to sell it just two years later, listing it for $8.49 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Wednesday’s win also snapped a three-game losing streak to the Fever dating to last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
In 1975, a mysterious buyer snapped up two downtown properties for nearly $3 million; residents later discovered it was a front for the Church of Scientology, which had chosen Clearwater as its new spiritual headquarters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
"Nearly all trees will be snapped or uprooted and power poles downed. Fallen trees and power poles will isolate residential areas. Power outages will last for weeks to possibly months," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
I shifted nervously, and a dead twig snapped beneath my boot.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
