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snap shot

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noun

  1. sport a sudden, fast shot at goal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Putin’s annual call-in provides a snap shot of issues average Russians care about most, which this year included inflation, electrical outages in the Arctic and social benefits for working parents.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 19, 2025

A snap shot from Appollis midway through the opening half put South Africa in control and Rwanda spent most of the match on the back foot.

From Barron's Oct. 14, 2025

He wasn’t tested by the Canucks until 8:05 left in the period when he turned away Nikita Zadorov’s snap shot.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2024

Christian Kouame rattled the crossbar in the 35th minute with a powerful snap shot which bounced down and away with goalkeeper Simon Mignolet stranded.

From BBC May 8, 2024

They saw the ice go out of the Dvina, April 26th, snap shot of which is shown, and witnessed the first engagement between the British boat fleet and the Red fleet in May.

From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.

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