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Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee’s return to the Bay Area for this weekend’s FanFest tour stop hit a snag at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday evening, with the South Korean native being temporarily detained by Customs and Border Patrol officials.
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Homeland Security funding was expected to be included in the package that cleared the House this week, but those plans hit a snag after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minnesota.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Next, the offense hit a snag that would’ve moored some quarterbacks and some teams mentally: a deep incompletion intended for Kayshon Boutte ruined by blatant, yet uncalled, pass interference.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
The plot to ruin baseball hit a snag on Friday night.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
Homeland Security funding was expected to be included in the package that cleared the House this week, but those plans hit a snag after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minnesota.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
Next, the offense hit a snag that would’ve moored some quarterbacks and some teams mentally: a deep incompletion intended for Kayshon Boutte ruined by blatant, yet uncalled, pass interference.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
The plot to ruin baseball hit a snag on Friday night.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Hit a snag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20a%20snag. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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