clipping
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And to do it, they’re clipping some flabbergasting selections from their media libraries and pumping them out into vertical videos.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
The horse then bolted, before clipping another carriage and toppling over, footage showed.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Talarico recently said some of his past comments “missed the mark,” and he accused Paxton of “intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption.”
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
The gardener was clipping away at the bougainvillea, taming the flowers that defiantly stuck out of the leveled top.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Osaka took the court wearing a long, hooded gown — possibly inspired by Iverson’s hoodies and baggy clothes from back in the day — with newspaper clippings about her attached to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
At oral argument, Solicitor General John Sauer could only provide anecdotes about newspaper clippings from China, but admitted that “no one knows” the true number.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Currently, when city residents separate their food waste and yard clippings, chances are it’s being trucked to faraway processing facilities in Bakersfield or Lancaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
It also contains solicitors' letters, court documents and newspaper clippings from the coverage of Raymond McDonald's trial.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
Instantly she was surrounded by excited children, waving clippings from the Cucaracha Voice and trying to talk at once.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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