as in to snap (up)
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They are trapped inside Lumon's offices, doomed to work on a dull yet mysterious project, never to see the light of day—until, late in the show's first season, the workers decide to rebel.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
15 Jan. 2025 -
If the fire started on the top of the hill, you’d really be trapped with all that incredible greenery.—
Ali MacGraw,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
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The Bills captured yet another wild-card win under head coach Sean McDermott and will return to the AFC divisional round for a fifth straight season.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
13 Jan. 2025
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Early photos and videos taken by residents captured what appeared to be the first flames of the deadly Eaton fire, burning at the base of a Southern California Edison electrical transmission tower before racing down the canyon toward homes.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2025
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Fans eager to play the game as Ice Spice can grab her Fortnite skins in the Item Shop.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Zar rushed to a drawer and grabbed from it passports, as well as insurance and banking documents.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Following launch, the space station’s Canadarm2 will grapple Cygnus no earlier than Thursday, Feb. 1, and the spacecraft will attach to the Unity module’s Earth-facing port for cargo unloading by the Expedition 70 crew.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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India is grappling with inflation that breached the RBI's 6% upper tolerance limit in October, reaching 6.21%, although its has since moderated.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2025
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Powerful streams of water from a veritable traffic jam of firetrucks were snatched by the wind and carried away as mist.—
Jack Dolan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Northwest Corpus Christi, Texas, snatched the third spot for the most affordable warm-weather destinations in the winter.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2025
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San Francisco has been very close to landing a plethora of different stars, but this is the opportunity for the Giants to finally land the player that puts them back on the map.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Traitors star Tony Vlachos doubles down on Boston Rob as 'such a sellout' The pitch did not land, as Jeremy was murdered.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court should seize the first opportunity to overturn it.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Jan. 2025
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Officers spoke with him and seized his electronic devices.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Jan. 2025
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But so was the dialogue, and this is where Cerda really nails it.—
Nina Metz,
chicagotribune.com,
20 June 2017
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Marist coach Colleen Biebel also sent Garofalo, who was nailed at home on a perfect relay throw from Barrington shortstop Julia Kozar.—
Tony Baranek,
Daily Southtown,
10 June 2017
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“Latch (on or onto).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latch%20%28on%20or%20onto%29. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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