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snap

[snap] / snæp /


VERB
separate, break
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For years, it has been his strategy—take on some leverage, wait for the bounce and collect the gains when stocks snap back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Max Muncy and Dalton Rushing each hit two home runs as the Dodgers snap a two-game skid with a 12-3 series-splitting win over the Colorado Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

"When they fail, they fail catastrophically. They basically snap," said Peter Bennett, the association's executive director.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Your $40 bid may be the market and you might effectively snap up the stock at a steal.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026

The solid snap of the lock disengaging rippled through Anya’s hand.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack




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