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"snatch back" is a grammatically correct phrase that can be used in written English.
It means to quickly or abruptly take something back or to reclaim something that was lost or taken away. Example: After losing the lead in the final seconds, the team snatched back the win with a last-minute goal.
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Can ITV snatch back the lead from BBC1 this autumn?
There was a chance to snatch back the luster on national television in prime time.
That's a decent chance to snatch back the shot he gave away on the previous hole.
Watson, still at three under par at that stage, eventually birdied 17 himself to snatch back his one-shot lead.
Shock is like a ringing in the ears; to stop it, you snatch back to the first page, read the letter again.
Huddleston was cautious in his efforts to use federal power to snatch back some portion of Jefferson's ideal of individual freedom from the teeth of corporate power.
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But it was not snatched back for economic reasons.
When I noticed it, she snatched back her hand.
The Cinémathèque was snatched back from the jaws of the state.
On July 26th it snatched back an IS-held oilfield in the centre of the country.
But recently, Nadal snatched back the top ranking and resumed his dominance on clay.
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