a snap
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Malta's Labour party won an unprecedented fourth term Sunday in a victory for outgoing Prime Minister Robert Abela, who had called a snap election in light of geopolitical uncertainties.
From Barron's • May 31, 2026
Which is why Raiders general manager John Spytek said the most difficult part about evaluating college quarterbacks is figuring out “if they can take a snap from under center.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Chirac defeated him in the 1995 presidential race, but then lost a snap parliamentary vote in 1997, forcing him into so-called "cohabitation" with the left.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
But 20-minute coffee dates really pull for a snap judgment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
“Quantico will be a snap after he’s been with me for twenty years,” Bull boasted.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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