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With the light fading on the Bernardus course in the Netherlands, Jennifer Kupcho holed a nerve-shredding putt from the edge of the 18th green to snatch a point and leave the teams tied at 8-8.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

Having a bird swoop down to snatch food from your hand is one of the most intimate interactions we can have with wildlife.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026

And each time, the notes danced away just before I could snatch the answer from my memory bank.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

All it cost them to snatch up the winner of the last two American League Cy Young Awards was three minor-leaguers whose absences will barely make a dent in their loaded farm system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

I sprint the rest of the way and snatch the crown from the pedestal.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

He’s a witty and adventurous guide, wandering into side spurs of history, biography and travelogue, exploring snatches of verse along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

They included bricks that would play snatches of the iconic theme song and emit coin-collecting sound effects as Mario characters moved around.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026

Hooligan is equally audacious, with a rhythm track built from the sound of sharpening knives and snatches of cinematic strings that somehow leads into a dizzying falsetto chorus.

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026

Cinematographer Tim Ives snatches his rare opportunities to shoot the beautiful scenery, but most of the pair’s encounters take place in or near Ledger’s orange pickup truck, a totem from the book.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

She grins and snatches the cookies from my hands.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Sharpton says some legal residents he encountered around Cleveland feared being "snatched up and deported."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

The three, snatched from their home, became symbols of the Gaza hostage crisis.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

But Pete has always been haunted by a case that was never quite resolved, and when Jake gets snatched up there’s no question he’ll seek out Frank in prison and ask him what he knows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Questions about his age and passing ability may have led teams to skip King during the draft in April, but the Panthers snatched him up in free agency immediately afterward.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

“Thank you, Troppo Tourists!” said Nim, grabbing the paper as Galileo snatched the fish cap from her hand.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr

But Zheng, who is rebuilding her career after undergoing elbow surgery last year, rallied, clinching it on a tie-break before snatching victory from the jaws of defeat against the American.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The officer invoked this exception against Lau, snatching his green card and “paroling” him into the country.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

But members understood the change would have meant snatching up to $800 a year more from their paychecks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026

Anthropic, in particular, has been making high-profile hires, often snatching talent directly from the application-software companies that it’s disrupting.

From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026

“How’d you get that out, little guy?” he said, snatching my treat from the floor.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth