snapshot

Here is a snapshot of several recent studies:

Martin said most neighbors do not mind a quick snapshot, but high-production shoots have caused some traffic interruptions and safety issues in the usually tranquil neighborhood.

They are "four very different artists offering an intriguing snapshot of contemporary art", the Times' art critic Nancy Durrant wrote, while the Telegraph's Alastair Sooke said they show "a bewildering medley of materials and approaches".

Department of Agriculture announced it would cancel the country’s annual food security survey — a statistical snapshot that, for three decades, has told us how many families struggle to put food on the table.

But the stories in all four places - snapshots in time - were similar.