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snag

[snag] / snæg /


VERB
catch on something
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People who want to snag a ticket must have already pre-registered on the Glastonbury Festival website.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Fake profiles might include an AI-generated photo or another picture that’s easy to snag, such as that of a real-estate agent or actor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, it’s so far unclear whether SpaceX’s new AI models will be able to snag enterprise customers away from Anthropic and OpenAI, which dominate the U.S. business market.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Distribution has been both the film’s biggest snag and the source of its distinctiveness.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

There was one snag: Wake, surely expected to be an easy conquest, wouldn’t give in.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand

A vote on the crypto bill known as the Clarity Act has hit more snags.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The 737 MAX 7 is on track to gain approval in the latter weeks of July, assuming there are no late snags, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

This comes at the very moment when corporate users are discovering how difficult it is to justify their spending on AI and the building of AI infrastructure is running into public, physical and financial snags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

I’m there to smooth out all of the snags that sometimes occur when nobody’s in charge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026

She snags Gale, who’s in a conversation with Plutarch, and spins him toward us.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Coca-Cola’s revamped Mr. Pibb snagged No. 1 on Morning Consult’s annual Fastest Growing Brands ranking, which is based on purchase consideration in consumer surveys.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Inspiren, a New York-based provider of AI-powered senior living technology, snagged $70 million in Series C funding at a valuation exceeding $500 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Some ticket hopefuls scoff at the price tags, which are far higher than the widely promoted $28 tickets that half a million people snagged in the first locals presale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

He’s also in good company: Emily Blunt and John Krasinski are neighbors, having snagged a full-floor apartment in the building for $11 million the following year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

We were among the first to arrive, so we snagged seats in the second row.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

She would probably not be snagging a role for a 45-year-old executive.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

HBF said it would support statutory registration for builders with the New Homes Quality Board but warned that snagging inspectors were not regulated.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

There are several strike-slip faults where the two plates slide up against each other horizontally, sometimes snagging and building stress before violently rupturing and sometimes, as in Wednesday’s event, releasing another earthquake.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

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

Movement flickered in the attic window, snagging his gaze.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman


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