snapshot
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For now, February’s retail figures stand as a snapshot of an economy that was briefly gathering strength, before war reared its head.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
A recent “point in time” count, as they’re called, the famously incomplete snapshot of how many people are homeless in a city on a given night, clocked the city’s homeless population at 2,500.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Still, as was the case with speed, these tests only represent a snapshot in time.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Provisional purchasing managers’ surveys for March on U.K. manufacturing and services-sector activity will be released on Tuesday, providing a snapshot of sentiment following the start of the Middle East war.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
A woman was standing up taking a snapshot.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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