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snag

[snag] / snæg /


VERB
catch on something
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Appeared in the February 24, 2026, print edition as 'Airline Carbon-Offset Plan Hits Snag'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

But Snag founder Ms Read says: "Shaming fat people does not help them to lose weight and actually it really impacts mental health and therefore their physical health."

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

Snag one on your way to the party.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Snag one of those bags of mulch lying in the corner of your garage and use it for plank drag-throughs.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2020

Snag whips around my wrist, fast as the blink of an eye.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick




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