sneak
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Orange Lutheran had the ball on the one-yard line and tried to score on a quarterback sneak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
The sound design of “Voices” is raw and the rumored $50,000 budget so strapped that minor period piece inconsistencies like cheap plastic trash cans sneak into the frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
The scorching summer offered a sneak peek of what’s in store elsewhere, including in the U.S., as carbon emissions continue and temperatures climb in the years and decades to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
As soon as she started looking at SkinnyTok content, Williams wrote, “the tradwife content began to sneak in” to her algorithm.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
I sneak a glance at Emma, but she doesn’t look horrified or even shocked.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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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
That spot could also go to Joachim Trier, the director and co-writer of “Sentimental Value,” a family drama that sneaks in some sharp satire about the sorry state of filmmaking these days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
Sometimes Ruby sneaks away, but she hasn’t done that lately—not since the protests against the Manor began.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
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The goofy, R-rated “Starship Troopers” famously tanked domestically among adults, but was a notable hit among teen boys, who sneaked into the flick in droves.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 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
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
A Spain side stacked with star names have sneaked their way into the World Cup final, where they ultimately triumph in a bruising encounter against the Netherlands with an extra-time Andres Iniesta winner.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
I couldn’t tell her exactly what I was doing, but I needed her to cover for me when I sneaked out of the house.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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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
After Wisconsin missed a layup and the Panthers recovered the rebound, Johnston snuck out on a break and caught the pass.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 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
“The three of you really shouldn’t have snuck out.”
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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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
They try to break into a server by sneaking malware into software the model thinks the server will use—sometimes many pieces of software.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
About two-thirds into Ice Cube’s set, I noticed small groups of people sneaking toward the exit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
While other children were reaching for fruit snacks, I was sneaking handfuls of Castelvetranos from the appetizer tray.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
I jump out of bed, wiping my face dry, and push open the door, sneaking down the hall as I listen for my mom and dad.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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