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Its snout was shorter, its skull was more strongly reinforced, and its enlarged jaw muscles would have helped it snap down on larger prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
In 2025, because of a back issue, Matthew Stafford did not take a single training-camp snap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The snap showed their wedding rings along with a bouquet of flowers, with the caption: "Husband and wife".
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Over time, new buyers arrived to snap up cheap homes and the area slowly began growing again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Just that morning, Terry had caught a fish so big that it made his line snap.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Competition is fierce for professional photographers at Beijing's tourist hotspots, including a scenic lake where women in flowy traditional robes pose for snaps to share on Xiaohongshu, China's massively popular lifestyle app.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The song fuses Tamil folk music, Carnatic traditions, Western classical fugue and polka, with shifting tempos and finger snaps linking its contrasting sections.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
When exposed to a trigger -- such as a small amount of heat or a catalyst -- the molecule snaps back into its original form, releasing the stored energy as heat.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2026
Known for her short temper, she often snaps at her staff.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
PUA snaps her fingers in my face to get my attention.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
As he approached the peak of Everest in May 2019, he snapped a photo of a snaking queue of climbers all waiting to reach the summit.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Sandisk stock is the top gainer in the S&P 500 on Thursday and snapped a four-day losing streak.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Two weeks into his first solo voyage from Catalina Island to Hawaii in June, the mast on his sailboat snapped, setting off an ordeal that lasted several weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Bloom snapped up the four-bedroom, four-bathroom property in 2017 for $7 million, then made his first attempt to sell it just two years later, listing it for $8.49 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“What was that, Cadet Fitz?” asked Professor Treebaun sharply, and I snapped my eyes open.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
What began with local riders snapping each other to post online exploded last year as tourism to the mega-city of 23 million spiked.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
According to Yale paleontologists, Eosphorosuchus lacrimosa had a short snout, a heavily reinforced skull, and enlarged jaw muscles suited for snapping shut on large prey.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Shares of General Motors rose in early Tuesday trading after the automobile maker beat second-quarter earnings expectations and raised its full-year outlook, snapping a four-quarter streak of revenue declines.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Within days, the Schwab account was snapping up and selling dozens of stocks as an automated trading strategy put the cash to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
His tree frog lived in the parlor, while his snapping turtle could be found tied to the laundry tub.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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