snatched

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It could be contrived and improbable and old-fashioned in its triumphs snatched from the jaws of defeat, and I completely loved it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The raven and a “silent partner” then snatched the helpless goslings and devoured them—a machination to make Poe proud.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

There are times she imagines an alternative life, where she could have become a mum, but she says: "PMDD has snatched that from me."

From BBC • May 16, 2026

More than $100 million in congressionally appropriated funds awarded to scholars, writers, archivists, and researchers across the country was snatched up in three days.

From Slate • May 14, 2026

I snatched him by the ears and held him up.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff