snap
Example Sentences
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It comes as no surprise that Williams decided to host the bash at the sprawling home, which she snapped up in 2019.
From MarketWatch
Natural gas prices hit a three-year high in early December before pulling back in recent weeks, on increased demand amid a cold snap.
From Barron's
Protesting students in Serbia on Sunday swapped massive street demonstrations for a push to collect citizens’ signatures, to gauge whether they had support to demand snap parliamentary elections.
From Barron's
Just a few years ago, private-equity firms were spending liberally to snap up companies.
Once, on a solo trip to the North Pole, he snapped a piece of his ski binding and was forced to abort the entire expedition, writing off a trip that cost more than $200,000.
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