snatch
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But Count Binface, who dresses with a grey dustbin over his head wearing a cape and silver armour, could snatch a fifth of the votes, according to a Survation poll.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
All it cost them to snatch up the winner of the last two American League Cy Young Awards was three minor-leaguers whose absences will barely make a dent in their loaded farm system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
At one point, Nelson appears to snatch the other driver’s sunglasses from his forehead and heave them across the parking lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The New York Knicks overcame a 14-point third-quarter deficit to snatch a 105-95 victory at the San Antonio Spurs in the opening game of the NBA Finals.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
Eilonwy chattered gaily; now and then Fflewddur burst into a snatch of song.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
They included bricks that would play snatches of the iconic theme song and emit coin-collecting sound effects as Mario characters moved around.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
In Costa Rica, a rufous-vented ground cuckoo snatches a cicada fleeing an army ant swarm.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
The mood at the Israeli pavilion seemed relaxed, with snatches of Hebrew heard amid the raft of languages in conversation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2025
Filthy walls were scrawled with names, pleas and snatches of poetry.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
Without warning Garrett appears out of what feels like thin air, and snatches the canteen from me.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
When freedom was snatched away, Elizabeth Turner’s mother fought back, and changed the Constitution.
From Slate ● Jul. 25, 2026
They snatched real credentials, sneaked around in different systems and eventually grabbed at least some of the information they were after.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
To have the chance to play in a World Cup final snatched from you in that fashion will take a while to digest.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Tenants that had snatched up excess space during the pandemic dialed back their leasing amid uncertain consumer demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
She ran to the basket and snatched Archie.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The officer invoked this exception against Lau, snatching his green card and “paroling” him into the country.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
But members understood the change would have meant snatching up to $800 a year more from their paychecks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Anthropic, in particular, has been making high-profile hires, often snatching talent directly from the application-software companies that it’s disrupting.
From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026
He spent the next decade receiving similar recognition, even snatching up a best rap performance Grammy Award for his work on “King’s Dead” in 2018.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2026
When Bigwig arrived, just before dark, he found Fiver snatching a quick feed in the long grass.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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