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snugly

[snuhg-lee] / ˈsnʌg li /


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Skimmers, which fit snugly over payment terminals and look nearly identical, electronically capture the account number and user PIN during a purchase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Wrap it snugly enough to hold everything together and encourage a little beneficial compression.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Exchanges, such as Coinbase, Crypto.com, and Kraken, sat snugly next to traditional finance tied to the dollar, so criminals largely avoided them.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

While Maria, with her seven-week-old baby, wrapped snugly inside her winter coat, told me, "I worry for the future of my young family. We don't want all this attention here!"

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

She buttoned the waistcoat snugly over the shirt and sat down to lace on her boots, then pulled her hair back and tucked it beneath the high collar before tying the cravat around her neck.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo


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