Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In foot-ball, the act of a center rusher in putting the ball in play by pushing it with his foot back toward the quarter-back; also, the center rusher. See
rusher .
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Examples
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We've been through a number of very distinct market environments - the great moderation during the middle of the past decade, the extreme volatility that we saw in 2008 and 2009, and then the very rapid snap-back, which is now fading, from the market lows.
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Mention a republic and lots of people give the Pavlovian snap-back: Hah!
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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But much of the buying is tied to notoriously fickle individual investors, who plowed $2 billion into high-yield bond funds in the week ending Oct. 19, and the snap-back has a tenuous tone, bankers and fund managers said.
Bring Out the 'Junk': Bond Trade Gets Busy Matt Wirz 2011
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The first was a simple snap-back from the bear market when small caps were hit harder than large-company stocks.
Small-Stock Caution 2011
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Mention a republic and lots of people give the Pavlovian snap-back: Hah!
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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Mention a republic and lots of people give the Pavlovian snap-back: Hah!
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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That partly reflects a snap-back after what is forecast to be anemic 2013 growth of just 1.7%, due largely to the expiry of fiscal stimulus programs and the Bush tax cuts.
Spending Cuts Are Half of the Deficit Battle David Reilly 2011
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Mention a republic and lots of people give the Pavlovian snap-back: Hah!
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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Just a whiff of the truth and you can see the recoil, the snap-back, the knee-jerk defensive posturing.
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Mention a republic and lots of people give the Pavlovian snap-back: Hah!
Johann Hari: Don't Be Fooled, Many Brits Will Cringe at the Royal Wedding Frenzy Johann Hari 2011
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