snag
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Sometimes people snag a $1.50 hot dog from a cart on the casino floor while they wait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
But just when Gil's rescue seemed imminent, the rescuers hit yet another snag: the security guard's legs were stuck in a chair.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
The user had promised to help snag good seats.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
If that scenario plays out, Rocket Lab’s and Firefly’s medium-lift launch vehicles could snag more of the market, Leshock argues.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
It took me only three casts to snag it with the bucktail.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
An announcement could come as soon as Monday, barring any last-minute snags, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
This comes at the very moment when corporate users are discovering how difficult it is to justify their spending on AI and the building of AI infrastructure is running into public, physical and financial snags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Analysts also highlighted snags in Regeneron’s Eylea franchise.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
That’s the new forecast from Christopher Granville, a managing director and political researcher at the firm, who sees potential solutions to fully reopening the Strait Hormuz as likely to hit some serious snags.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
The Upper Rhoyne was full of snags and sawyers, any one of which could rip out the Shy Maid's hull.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
They monitored the prices for a while and snagged their tickets three days before the game.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
I snagged a $550 business-class ticket to Italy.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
She buys party supplies and seasonal decorations, and snagged a tennis racket for $1.50.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
It also snagged a Golden Globe for original song and the movie won for animated motion picture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
The first bit came out easily, but then one of the studs snagged on Zheng.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
But local plumber Kenyon's campaign was dogged by past offensive remarks about women, while the fringe hard-right Restore Britain party dented Reform's vote by snagging nearly 7 percent of returns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Before the main drop for premium screenings last week, he rehearsed the steps it would take to improve his chances of snagging them online.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Local fishermen pulled up two large masses of metal that had become fused together through centuries of marine corrosion after snagging them in their nets.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026
While Fifa has been drip-feeding some additional match tickets at face value, the chances of snagging any to England's games appear slim.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
Otto performed a similar move on the other side, snagging the right arm.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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The Cay
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