as in to snap (up)
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That's a problem when they're trapped in an experimental machine that simulates their creative ideas.—
James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025 -
That’s because all the air gets trapped in the elastic edges.—
Kelly Dawson,
Architectural Digest,
14 Mar. 2025
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Egwene, however, is captured, and Nynaeve and Elayne infiltrate the city of Falme in order to rescue her.—
Leigh Butler,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch captured a photo of them all onstage together.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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He’s minimized the walks, partly due to his willingness to use his curveball early in counts for strikes to get ahead and grab count leverage.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Jones intentionally missed the free throw, grabbed his own rebound and fired a pass to Labissiere, who had popped out to the corner for a potential 3-point attempt.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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The United States, once a champion of human rights and constitutional values, now grapples with internal divisions and an erosion of these very principles.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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An important choice Humanitarian organizations are grappling with the financial and operational consequences of their reliance on a small number of donor governments that have cut off or cut back aid.—
Chen Reis,
The Conversation,
21 Mar. 2025
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Rollins prevailed when Reigns showed up and snatched him out of the cage, inadvertently giving him the win over Punk.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Teams seemingly snatched valuable free agents left and right while the Dolphins’ inactivity became a point of jest for national pundits like Pat McAfee.—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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Despite the judge’s order, administration officials let the deportations continue in apparent defiance of the court, and flights carrying 261 people removed from the U.S. landed over the weekend in El Salvador, where the Salvadorian government says they have been imprisoned.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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Other islands may join Haiti on list Sources told the Herald that countries landed on the third tier due to concerns about their background checks on individuals and lack of cooperation in taking back nationals the U.S. wants to repatriate.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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In turn, Trump imposed double-digit tariffs against each nation until the amount of fentanyl being seized at the nation’s border drops to next to nothing.—
Anna Giaritelli,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
12 Mar. 2025
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Both deals were first violated in 2014 when Putin seized Crimea and backed Russian separatist forces in the Donbas region.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 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 26 Mar. 2025.
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