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"In Sweden we have a culture of negotiation, and there is a strong reluctance to call a snap election."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Suggested actions will pop up automatically for certain items: Snap a snack or dish to see its nutritional value; snap a receipt to calculate how to split the bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Every veteran touring musician knows that the best way to snap the audience to attention is to stop singing during their biggest hit and invite the audience to take up the slack.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Along with my impulsiveness, AI has helped me resist another bad habit: making snap judgments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

After a few minutes, she closed the licorice tin with a snap that made our horses’ ears twitch.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Apart from anything else, that smile is going to dazzle in the holiday snaps.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

The true freshman defensive end played only 23 snaps in the season-opening win over San Jose State, but stood out as a force with which to be reckoned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

These conductive fibers transformed the knitted structures into soft, stretchable electric switches that change electrical state when the fabric snaps from one configuration to another.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

Edge rusher Wesley Bailey, who made a big impression in the first two preseason games, started against the Chargers but played only two snaps and had one quarterback pressure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

General Sharpe snaps her fingers, and the two Guardians holding JP and Alex bring them forward.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

U.S. stocks snapped a four-session losing streak as an interruption to the torrid run in oil prices offset a reading of higher consumer inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

In March, he reportedly snapped up a sprawling two-bedroom condo in the heart of Manhattan for $6.5 million—and took out a $4.55 million mortgage for the deal.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

“I cannot call her about the 200-plus issues that we’re dealing with that are at this level of risk,” Raman snapped.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Long online queues formed for the first tranche of tickets released on July 1, which were snapped up within hours.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

Regan opened her mouth to say something but then snapped it shut again as the realization hit home.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The WSJ Dollar Index rose 0.4%, snapping a three-trading-day losing streak.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

One luxury that the girls shared was a camera, and they were snapping selfies before the word was even coined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

South Africa's economy shrank in the second quarter of 2026, snapping a nearly two-year growth streak as the war in Iran weighed on domestic demand, the national statistics agency said Tuesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Pili enjoyed her best spell in the seventh, a quick flurry briefly snapping Taylor's head back, but it did little to alter the direction of the fight.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Then she turns, snapping pictures of the evergreen trees at our backs, the boulders we climbed across, the nearby tide pools.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day