a snap
Example Sentences
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Law enforcement agencies should commence a snap review of "leadership structures" and "information sharing arrangements" between teams responsible for counter-terrorism, the inquiry found.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
"The energy was brilliant, I didn't want the party to stop; it was a snap decision."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 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
But 20-minute coffee dates really pull for a snap judgment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
But the detonation creates some tectonic shift in the building’s rubble, and there is a snap followed by multiple cascades in the darkness.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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