snap
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Its snout was shorter, its skull was more strongly reinforced, and its enlarged jaw muscles would have helped it snap down on larger prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Then Holland got up to snap a photo with Bernthal and Evans and barfed on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Over time, new buyers arrived to snap up cheap homes and the area slowly began growing again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
"Which is why we're calling for a snap election."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
In delight, Wolf tossed the ravenskin high in the air and caught it with a snap.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Competition is fierce for professional photographers at Beijing's tourist hotspots, including a scenic lake where women in flowy traditional robes pose for snaps to share on Xiaohongshu, China's massively popular lifestyle app.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Arsenal midfielder was notably pink in pre-tournament snaps, with fans on social media poking fun at his beetroot-red face and watch strap tan line.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
It seems that we store these memories as a jumble of sensory fragments and music somehow snaps the pieces together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
When exposed to a trigger -- such as a small amount of heat or a catalyst -- the molecule snaps back into its original form, releasing the stored energy as heat.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
Mr. Fabian snaps and claps, and everyone stops talking during silent reading.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
Two weeks into his first solo voyage from Catalina Island to Hawaii in June, the mast on his sailboat snapped, setting off an ordeal that lasted several weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Other big private-credit companies like Apollo Global Management and KKR have snapped up insurers to buttress their businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Before the home was fully razed, Franklin snapped up the land on which it sat for $6 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Internet was snapped in parts of central New Delhi on Monday, with police saying the protesters did not have their permission to hold the protest.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Is this a public schoolroom,” Aunt Fanny snapped, “or ain’t it?”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
According to Yale paleontologists, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa had a short snout, a heavily reinforced skull, and enlarged jaw muscles suited for snapping shut on large prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Wet, then wring out and wave around these arm sleeves before snapping them on—research shows they provide a sensation up to 30 degrees below body temperature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Shares of General Motors rose in early Tuesday trading after the automobile maker beat second-quarter earnings expectations and raised its full-year outlook, snapping a four-quarter streak of revenue declines.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Within days, the Schwab account was snapping up and selling dozens of stocks as an automated trading strategy put the cash to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Silence, except for the cracking, snapping fire above us.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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