sneak
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MI London need to do likewise in their fixture at Phoenix at 18:30 if they are to sneak into third place.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"We were told not to take photos but I managed to sneak one," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
A native son of Southport, England, Fleetwood would even sneak onto the grounds as a kid.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Like seemingly everyone else, I’ve spent the past year trying to find practical ways to sneak a little more protein into my day.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
I hide inside my hoodie until the bell rings for first period, then I sneak down to my little place under the stairwell and curl up to sleep.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Fires that start below the surface often begin spontaneously, as organic matter decomposes and creates heat, fueled by oxygen that sneaks in through the cracks.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
This is important because retirement sneaks up on most people.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Jonathan realizes the truth as he sneaks up to a hilltop restaurant to listen in on a meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2026
If she doesn’t know someone’s name she asks or sneaks a peek at their boarding pass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
Wish that this blasted war hadn’t turned us all into liars and sneaks.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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Martin Ramirez, 49, who manages a nearby body shop, said a rat sneaked into his shop just days after the fire was knocked down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
But team-mate Olav Kooij did not follow and as the riders hesitated, Waerenskjold sneaked through a gap beside the barriers to launch a counter-attack with 400m remaining.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Only after a nurse sneaked a phone to Johnson was he able to contact his wife.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
The Minneapolis IT professional calls Portal the most unique lounge he has come across in his travels, and he sneaked in a few games of “Mario Kart.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Every once in a while he sneaked a look at the tower, but there was no sign of the dwarfs.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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Gannon Ken Van Dyke, placed a series of lucrative trades in the days and immediate hours before his colleagues in the service snuck into Caracas and took Maduro.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2026
The band joked they had snuck in a vial of their own tears to promote their single A Tear in Space, and pretended to hide them in the capsule.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
“This one,” Spoelstra said, “just kind of snuck up on us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
“I snuck up next to him and whispered, ‘I must be at the right show because Pete Finney’s here,’” he wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026
But when Calista was in the bathroom washing her tears off, I snuck out of the apartment and down the elevator and outside to the bodega.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
While other children were reaching for fruit snacks, I was sneaking handfuls of Castelvetranos from the appetizer tray.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
Suddenly there’s interest from a yes-chef-centric prestige drama called “The Boar,” as well as the return of an old eating disorder that has our heroine sneaking off to the bathroom, in danger of toppling everything.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
However, she was stopped in her tracks when her mom asked, “Where are you going miss? Are you sneaking out?”
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
Or to continue sneaking increasing numbers of oil tankers out at night, breaking Iran’s blockade while America’s persisted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
Since I’d heard her singing voice, Momma’d been sneaking her way into my mind.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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