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snap

[snap] / snæp /


VERB
separate, break
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A similar cold snap in 2021 disrupted oil and gas supplies, exacerbating a big rise in home heating demand.

From The Wall Street Journal

Given that inflation is hovering at just below 3%, the rising cost of living is snapping at your heels, at all our heels, all the time.

From MarketWatch

Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi's pacey documentary tells the real life story of the rescue of Pakistani schoolboys stranded hundreds of feet above a Himalayan valley in a rusting cable car when wires snap.

From Barron's

Since he was fired by the Ravens, John Harbaugh has already been snapped up by the New York Giants, who named him their new coach last week.

From Barron's

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will dissolve parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet's high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory.

From Barron's