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

He snapped that with a brilliant first-half score in a May 31 friendly with Senegal; before that, his last score for the national team was in November 2024, in Pochettino’s second competitive game as coach.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 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

Gasoline inventories snapped a string of 15 straight weekly declines, rising by 3.4 million barrels to 215 million barrels and were 5% below the five-year average for the time of year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Jonah pressed his pencil down too hard on the sapiens part of homo sapiens, and the lead snapped.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix