Word: snatched
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...quarter of home purchases last year. It's one reason why U.S. home prices have lept 50% since the 1990s (condo prices have risen 57%) and why fewer than an estimated fifth of Californians can afford a median-priced home in their state. Developers complain that when investors snatch up units pre-construction and then sell them off before the sodded grass is even put down, it essentially means the developer ends up competing with the flippers for sales within his own development. At the same time, families and other buyers who don't have the time or wherewithal...
...Moritz, ski resort of the international glitterati, may be the last place that springs to mind when planning a summer getaway, but anyone still hoping to snatch a late break will find it as sumptuous in summer as it is in ski season. Blessed with majestic views over the lush Alpine slopes of Switzerland's Upper Engadine valley, St. Moritz is thoroughly civilized: yachting and water sports on crystal-blue lakes; hiking in the dry, sparkling champagne climate; long cycle rides or drives along winding mountain roads. "People don't want to bake on the beach the whole time," says...
...Moritz, ski resort of the international glitterati, may be the last place that springs to mind when planning a summer getaway, but anyone still hoping to snatch a late break will find it as sumptuous in summer as it is in ski season. Blessed with majestic views over the lush Alpine slopes of Switzerland's Upper Engadine valley, St. Moritz is thoroughly civilized: yachting and water sports on crystal-blue lakes; hiking in the dry, sparkling champagne climate; long cycle rides or drives along winding mountain roads...
...workshop provided us with more comprehensive tips about how to be competitive in the hottest card-collecting craze since Magic: The Gathering. We only have 15 seconds to make an impression, the guest speakers said, so we should just get our names out there and snatch up business cards. The guest speakers then told us to try our hand at networking...
...film revels in its sadistic streak, with many murders and a snatch of testicular electroshock torture, all played for laughs - smirks, anyway. More than once, the Downey narrator says, "I apologize, that was a terrible scene." Apologies are not enough. I demand reparation. A memorial on the Washington Mall, in testament to the wasted hours and coarsened sensibilities suffered by audiences who have sat through movies like this, might be a start...