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snatches

  • plural of snatch.
  • present tense form of snatch (3rd person singular).

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Although “Golden Eagle Snatches Kid” has been identified as fake, it’s still been viewed more than thirteen million times.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 5, 2018

Snatches of conversation can be heard in the streets.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2017

Snatches of bombast, like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s rendition of “America the Beautiful,” seemed to elevate both the movement and its leader into the political establishment.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2017

Snatches of dialogue from a few calls do not represent who Rahim was, they say, and in any case the words did not warrant his death.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2015

Snatches of their conversation fluttered to me as they discussed Barbee's talk with enthusiasm, recalled the times of the Founder, their quavering voices weaving and embroidering his story.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison