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snags

  • plural
    of snag.
    snag
    noun
    a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
  • present tense form
    of snag (3rd person singular).
    snag
    noun
    a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.

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Supply-chain management involves human judgment when unplanned snags arise, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

This comes at the very moment when corporate users are discovering how difficult it is to justify their spending on AI and the building of AI infrastructure is running into public, physical and financial snags.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Analysts also highlighted snags in Regeneron’s Eylea franchise.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Supply-chain snags hurt Lockheed Martin’s earnings, while other contractors face heavy investments to expand production lines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

I was looking forward to going back to Tempe, because maybe I could finally talk to Dad, and we could start undoing some of the snags we’d gotten all caught up in.

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe