snag
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Hilton acknowledged that producers "might have done brilliantly to snag Nigella, and it will undoubtedly lead to an uptick in viewers".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Fake profiles might include an AI-generated photo or another picture that’s easy to snag, such as that of a real-estate agent or actor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Across town, dozens of people lined up outside the South Whittier Library before its 10 a.m. opening, hoping to be among the first to snag the card.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Meanwhile, it’s so far unclear whether SpaceX’s new AI models will be able to snag enterprise customers away from Anthropic and OpenAI, which dominate the U.S. business market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
He just got in the car with the summer people, stopping only to snag a box of cookies from the pantry.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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Among his snags Monday was a leaping, two-handed grab off a sidearm sling from quarterback Matthew Stafford on the Rams’ second possession.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
A vote on the crypto bill known as the Clarity Act has hit more snags.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
I’m there to smooth out all of the snags that sometimes occur when nobody’s in charge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
That’s the new forecast from Christopher Granville, a managing director and political researcher at the firm, who sees potential solutions to fully reopening the Strait Hormuz as likely to hit some serious snags.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 18, 2026
He snags it before it does, and places it carefully back on.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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After paying £299,995 for the house, she said getting it snagged was "non-negotiable".
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Inspiren, a New York-based provider of AI-powered senior living technology, snagged $70 million in Series C funding at a valuation exceeding $500 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
With runners on the corners, Waldschmidt hit a bouncing comebacker that Dreyer snagged and threw to second before Edman quickly threw to Freddie Freeman to end the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
After another hour of waiting and watching employees reboot ticket kiosks, Po snagged two decent seats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
I must have snagged it when I’d squeezed through the cemetery fence.
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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She probably would not be snagging a role for a 45-year-old executive if she had decided to go back to work 14 years ago.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
It said the "vast majority of snagging issues are minor" and there was no evidence that quality standards were not keeping pace with the rate of housebuilding.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
There’s the human connection—a charismatic seller appealing to you personally, fellow buyers fawning over items you’d normally scroll past, lucky bidders snagging deals in an era when everything seems to come at a premium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
But local plumber Kenyon's campaign was dogged by past offensive remarks about women, while the fringe hard-right Restore Britain party dented Reform's vote by snagging nearly 7 percent of returns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Because of the wind, which would make the shooting much more difficult, he could probably afford to go slowly enough so as to assure snagging the glasses.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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