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snatches

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

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This single decision does not kill the France returns plan, but it's symptomatic of a decades-long criticism, that the Home Office regularly snatches defeat from the jaws of victory thanks to epic levels of dysfunction.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

The belief is he is now over-thinking, meaning he snatches at chances.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025

“My future life would flow out of this crucial choice because, once I had this precious instrument in my hands, I started scratching out three chords over which I sang snatches of my own melodies.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024

Filthy walls were scrawled with names, pleas and snatches of poetry.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2024

He snatches a leaflet, folds it, and slides it into his pocket.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti