nicked
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Kagiso Rabada nicked off Australia opener Nic Maddinson in the first over of Australia's reply to further boost the hosts' cause.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Three times in the past four seasons, United have gone to Craven Cottage and nicked the win late on, but I can't make a case for that happening.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
It was quite a tight affair when these two sides met in December, but Arsenal nicked the points at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and I am expecting the same to happen this time too.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Using a razor blade, she nicked the next dot on one of her pencils and unraveled the paper.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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