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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The team started to experiment with its strength, shooting fibers to capture and lift objects including a cocoon, a 2-gram stainless-steel bolt and a 5-gram wood block from 12 centimeters away.—
Sophie Charara,
WIRED,
24 Jan. 2025
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Bold ideas will always capture attention, but only those grounded in sustainable business models and operational resilience will stand the test of time.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes,
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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In the hills of the Palisades, near the Temescal Ridge Trail, Alex Emerick, 34, his younger sister, Rainier, and their parents grabbed garden hoses at their home of 33 years.—
Laura J. Nelson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
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Final Thoughts The chaos of the weekend's social media events left creators grappling with uncertainty.—
Katie Salcius,
Forbes,
21 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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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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The celebrated Asheville, North Carolina musician and his backing band, the Wind, played four songs, three of which were from his excellent 2024 album, Manning Fireworks (which landed at Number Three on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 best albums of last year).—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
29 Jan. 2025
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Bessie landed in Alabama, where her foster dad said he’s been working with her for months.—
Simone Jasper,
Miami Herald,
29 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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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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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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