bud
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"It needs to be nipped in the bud because today's petty thief is tomorrow's bank robber," he says.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Had a military coup been nipped in the bud?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026
This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025
"If we can nip it in the bud from even one person, then hopefully we could stop them potentially doing more harm to other people."
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
For despite the red carnations in bud vases gracing each booth, despite the zebra-striped menus, matchbooks, and napkins, the Zebra Room itself was empty.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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