snatch
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With Russell out, that paved the way for Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen to contest second place - and Hamilton overtook his old rival in the closing stages to snatch it.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
The marauding monkeys brazenly snatch ice cream, cakes and crisps from unwitting tourists in addition to gobbling abandoned leftovers from bins or food directly offered to them.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Rivers equated the no-encampment zones to federal immigration operations in the city, arguing that they enable law enforcement to snatch people off the street without giving them a place to go.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
That December, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected him in the Rule 5 draft—MLB’s annual opportunity for teams to snatch up prospects who have been languishing too long in the minors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
The long-necked waterbirds swam and flapped around us, trying to snatch fish from the net, and the master shooed them away impatiently.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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