snapped
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Verma, who stepped down from that role at Quantum in 2022, helped lead that firm’s investment strategy as it snapped up stakes in the U.S. shale boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Long online queues formed for the first tranche of tickets released on July 1, which were snapped up within hours.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Troy has barely snapped a pic before he is forced to parachute into the Siberian wilderness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The castle was put up for sale with an asking price of offers over £3.25m before Carr snapped it up.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
They were stacked right up against the fireplace, where flames snapped precariously.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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