as in to snap (up)
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Vehicles trapped in mud Four vehicles were trapped in mud along Mulholland Drive, around the 4100 block of Alhama Drive in Woodland Hills, Sunday evening.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025 -
By trapping itself within the Paris framework, the U.S. was playing along with Chinese ambitions, positioning itself to squander America’s natural energy advantage, and inflicting terrible harm on its auto sector.—
The Editors,
National Review,
27 Jan. 2025
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This watch captures all the original magic of the complication in thoroughly modern style.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Buckeyes captured their first national championship since 2014.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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Junior forward Lawrence Sallis also grabbed 13 rebounds for the Royals.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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The witness jumped in to assist and grab the knife, cutting himself in the process.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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But those plans never came to fruition as the station grappled with the high costs of moving downtown.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacramento Bee,
21 Jan. 2025
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The meeting came as lawmakers work to move Trump’s agenda through reconciliation on an ambitious timeline as Republicans grapple with an ultraslim majority in the House.—
Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Green ended up on Cunningham on Detroit’s first possession and aggressively defended the latter, trying to snatch the ball out of his grasp.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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The new program is launching as Fox News is snatching the bulk of viewers who watch cable news.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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Many bits that comedians used in their auditions have ended up as iconic Saturday Night Live sketches, from Kristen Wiig’s overzealous Target clerk to Ana Gasteyer’s smooth operator voice, which landed her a role as a radio host interviewing Alec Baldwin about his famous Schweddy Balls recipe.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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Before this current frame, Berry had landed inside the most competitive tier on the Blues Albums roster with the three aforementioned releases that all stalled at No. 3, as well as a single No. 1.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Around 700,000 Israeli settlers live among 2.7 million Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, land Israel seized in the 1967 Middle East war.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Yemen's Houthi rebels announced on Wednesday the release of the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a commercial vessel seized in November 2023 during their campaign in the Red Sea.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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But so was the dialogue, and this is where Cerda really nails it.—
Nina Metz,
chicagotribune.com,
20 June 2017
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Marist coach Colleen Biebel also sent Garofalo, who was nailed at home on a perfect relay throw from Barrington shortstop Julia Kozar.—
Tony Baranek,
Daily Southtown,
10 June 2017
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“Latch (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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