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snap

[snap] / snæp /


VERB
separate, break
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And the subsequent snap wouldn’t have hit receiver Tre’ Harris before it got to Herbert.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

Lacy’s absence meant Ole Miss had no choice but to run their attack through Chambliss on nearly every single snap.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

To forge better social connections, weigh whether shyness, cynicism or snap judgments of others hold you back.

From MarketWatch Sep. 18, 2026

Former college quarterback AJ Woodin discovered a physical tell in Oregon quarterback Dante Moore’s stance that signaled plays before the snap.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

But as I opened my mouth to tell him that he had been betrayed, we were interrupted by the sound of a snap, a rustle of stones, and what might have been a polite cough.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

And while the team would rather be at full strength, Kayode Awosika — who played well against the Cardinals — will get a chance to prove himself without sharing snaps.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

Check out some award-winning space snaps that are out of this world!

From BBC Sep. 18, 2026

The seven-time All-Pro played 40 of 65 snaps.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

These conductive fibers transformed the knitted structures into soft, stretchable electric switches that change electrical state when the fabric snaps from one configuration to another.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

No one raises their hand, and Ms. Jacobs snaps the top back onto the marker and faces us.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

Meanwhile, Holland snapped up his own stunning property in West London in 2018, paying around $3.2 million for the six-bedroom abode.

From MarketWatch Sep. 23, 2026

Thrust into the limelight, tabloids snapped photos of him travelling and with his new wife Rachel Danis.

From BBC Sep. 21, 2026

Then, they snapped the ball at the precise moment the receiver was between center Jake Slaughter and the quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Customers this week snapped up limited-time gear from Starbucks’s “Peanuts” fall collection and McDonald’s new “SpongeBob SquarePants” toys — and now they’re being resold online for a premium.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

Every time a trap snapped, he would look straight at my hiding place and squall.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Amid an energy gold rush, as Nepal emerged from a Maoist revolution that ended in 2006, investors began snapping up licenses for hydropower projects.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

South Africa's economy shrank in the second quarter of 2026, snapping a nearly two-year growth streak as the war in Iran weighed on domestic demand, the national statistics agency said Tuesday.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

He concedes that he “kind of went crazy for a little while” in snapping up shoes, owns hundreds of pairs, and it has become a bit of an issue at his Manhattan Beach home.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

This thrust him into the limelight, with tabloids snapping photos of him travelling and with his new wife.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

Regan looked at me, her blue eyes snapping.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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