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A huge yellow crane will bring it up to the summit, which will stand at 172.5 metres and has snatched the record as the world's tallest church from Germany's Ulm Minster.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Death has snatched suddenly from so many families, without even the chance to say goodbye.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2022

The sea has snatched away their future and their past, he said, pointing to a muddy trench that was once a courtyard where his parents’ graves lay.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021

An upset’s on the cards on Suzanne-Lenglen, where Nicolas Jarry has snatched the first set 6-3 against Juan Martin del Potro.

From The Guardian • May 28, 2019

Therefore, do thou forgive, if what grief has snatched from me, these gifts, I do not bestow on thee, because I am unable.

From The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir