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But just when Gil's rescue seemed imminent, the rescuers hit yet another snag: the security guard's legs were stuck in a chair.

From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026

The Ivashchenko family came early to snag their favorite spot in the corner of the main lobby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Hull were expected to sell Kyle Joseph to Middlesbrough for £5m to clear the deficit, but a snag between the clubs meant it could not be completed on time.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Fantastic as it is, “Working Girl’s” core flaw is that Tess can’t snag her seat at the conference table until she yanks Katharine out of it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Managed to snag a water bottle before it disappeared.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

But most of the promised centers have run into snags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Analysts also highlighted snags in Regeneron’s Eylea franchise.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Supply-chain snags hurt Lockheed Martin’s earnings, while other contractors face heavy investments to expand production lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Double-check your return before filing and brace yourself in case of snags.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026

So the Russian undid the snags one by one, and the scarecrow danced off into the night again without a word of thanks.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

They monitored the prices for a while and snagged their tickets three days before the game.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Williams snagged a six-bedroom, eight-bedroom Mediterranean mansion north of Miami in 2017 for $5.7 million.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026

That’s more money than any other fixed-income ETF has snagged this year, including much larger funds such as Vanguard’s total bond market ETF.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” trailed closely behind with 13 nominations and Josh Safdie’s “Marty Supreme” snagged nine nominations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026

The shovel snagged what appeared to be a length of cord.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

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

Local fishermen pulled up two large masses of metal that had become fused together through centuries of marine corrosion after snagging them in their nets.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 8, 2026

While Fifa has been drip-feeding some additional match tickets at face value, the chances of snagging any to England's games appear slim.

From BBC ● May 3, 2026

Here are tips for visiting redwoods, snagging hotel pool day-pass deals, and taking your dog for a hike on a friendly L.A. trail.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2026

But the Specters had found their target, too, and they pressed in through the snagging tangle of bush and briar and root and branch, meeting no more resistance than smoke.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman