snapped

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The company snapped up 1,550 Bitcoin in the period from June 1 to June 7, at an aggregate price of $101.3 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Instead, the squad headed to one of the country's famed fjords to be snapped head-to-toe in authentic Viking dress, with weapons and shields to boot.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Taylor Morrison is a stalwart in an out-of-favor industry battered by high mortgage rates and expensive housing prices—the kind of company that Buffett eagerly snapped up for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The 39-year-old “Die Young” songstress first listed her modern home back in March 2024 for $5.95 million, only four years after she snapped it up for $4.95 million.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Torak couldn’t see beyond the firelight, but he knew that the clearing, too, was a wreck of snapped saplings and trampled bracken.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver