snatch
Example Sentences
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In bigger markets, like New York’s LaGuardia Airport, Spirit owned valuable slots that other airlines could snatch up during the bankruptcy proceedings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
City only managed to snatch a draw from the jaws of defeat at Everton, but how vital could that point be in three weeks' time?
From BBC • May 4, 2026
The Philadelphia Eagles pulled off the last-second deal to move ahead of the Steelers and snatch away Lemon in real time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
The game sorts players into two teams of five who can battle online, competing to hide their own flag and snatch the opposing team's banner.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
I snatch them, try to read it as if I understand the law-talk, which I might, if the print were big enough to make out.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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