"snatch and run" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1870, Alexander B[alloch] Grosart, “Essay Critical and Elucidatory on the Poetry of Lord Brooke”, in Alexander B. Grosart, editor, The Works in Verse and Prose Complete of the Right Honourable Fulke Greville, Lord Brooke: […] In Four Volumes, volume II, [s.l.]: Printed for private circulation, →OCLC, page xiv",
          "text": "Your snatch-and-run Reader, your miserable compiler of 'Beauties' is a mere chattering ape.",
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          "ref": "1922 November 17, Proceedings of the Casualty Actuarial Society, volume 9, number 19, New York, N.Y.: Casualty Actuarial Society, →OCLC",
          "text": "[I]t was doubtful if even the 50% discount that has prevailed for several years could be continued in view of the increasing number of so-called “snatch and run” losses on grade floor premises—few, if any, of which are prevented by burglar alarm systems.",
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          "text": "One commonplace theft was the snatch-and-run perpetrated around the central business area by boys or young men. They stole newspapers, boots, pants, coats, shirts, and caps. The shops of the era were cluttered with goods and many had outdoor displays and items hanging from doorways.",
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          "ref": "1996, Peacekeeping & International Relations, Toronto, Ont.: Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9, column 1",
          "text": "A fine example of this type of situation can be drawn from the US experience in Somalia were locals had perfected the \"snatch and run.\" Crowds of up to 300 thieves would swarm military vehicles, slowed by strategically placed roadblocks, and snatch both personal gear and weapons before disappearing into the crowd.",
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          "text": "Till tap […] While store employee has cash drawer open, money is grabbed and the thief flees (snatch and run).",
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        "(often attributively or figuratively) An unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing someone's property and attempting to flee with it."
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          "text": "Your snatch-and-run Reader, your miserable compiler of 'Beauties' is a mere chattering ape.",
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          "text": "One commonplace theft was the snatch-and-run perpetrated around the central business area by boys or young men. They stole newspapers, boots, pants, coats, shirts, and caps. The shops of the era were cluttered with goods and many had outdoor displays and items hanging from doorways.",
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        "(often attributively or figuratively) An unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing someone's property and attempting to flee with it."
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