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sneak

[sneek] / snik /




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In fact, I’ve been known to sneak a cold bite of the tomato alla vodka beans straight from the can.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

Super Micro’s outlook was the most anticipated element of its report, as the company had previously given Wall Street a sneak peek at the quarter when it shared preliminary results in October.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

High pressure will be focused across Scotland on Tuesday allowing some showers to sneak into south-east England.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

Eva Seta, a representative for the museum, called it “the first part of the expansion transformation visitors will be able to walk into — a sneak peek of what’s to come.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

She spent all her time squeezing her pimples, trying to sneak makeup onto her face, and trying out different things with her hair.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

McVay called a quarterback sneak for 38-year-old Stafford, despite the fact that he had not scored a rushing touchdown in four years and was 0-for-2 on fourth-down sneaks last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He explained that he rarely stays in one place for longer than five nights - and sneaks out to go to work.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

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

It seems early for that, but reveille sneaks up faster than Pop's wake-up call of scorched eggs and charred bacon.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

In a cloak-and-dagger operation he sneaked out of Brazil via Argentina and Ecuador, after being ordered to surrender his passports due to several ongoing investigations against him.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Yet the price of oil has stayed around $80, in part due to the 8 million barrels a day that U.S. officials say is being sneaked out of the Strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

According to the criminal complaint, Truelove sneaked into a restricted area of the Rockefeller Plaza lobby just before 9 a.m. on July 16, following an employee who used an identification card to swipe in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

If only he was better occupied, if only he had something to do in which the moments of grief that sneaked up on him could be immersed.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Unfortunately for them, Aegon had snuck out of King’s Landing with the help of Larys Strong.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Tera Lawson snuck her son’s new hacky sack when he wasn’t looking to test her rusty skills.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

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

And she snuck up to that part of the forest.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

But there are suggestions that Alice Huang's company, Megaspeed, may have been involved in sneaking them into the country while she was in charge.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

“I laughed about it because I was like, ‘Well, at least you were there as a parent, sneaking in your kid,’ which is honestly pretty cool,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, there’s a sneaking suspicion that the bond market’s concerns aren’t being fully heard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The 52-metre long rocket has caused a stir among locals, with some "sneaking out" of work for a glimpse, and others preparing their boats for a closer look at the debris.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Maybe some Spam or SpaghettiOs? Because I was so excited about sneaking out of the house tonight to go treasure hunting, I didn’t eat any dinner.”

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein


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