nip
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Me and Nip would meet up at his grandmother’s house, riding up and down the block every Christmas for four years.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022
“They had no clue what he really was gonna do. I want everybody to know man, Nip put his heart and soul on Crenshaw and Slauson.”
From Washington Times • Mar. 30, 2020
Mr. Ashenfelter, sometimes known by the childhood nickname of Nip, became a national sensation.
From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2018
Nip this in the bud now, otherwise you might be setting yourself up for a married life full of swallowed words and in-law-related distress.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2017
Nip it in the bud, not butt, Ms. Hardwick, she answers, then adds, Sorta like when you prune a flower in the budding stage, to keep it from growing.
From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander
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