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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
But as Te Haumihiata Mason, a translator working in Māori, points out to Mr. Hahn, in New Zealand few plants bud in May, so an inelastic approach here risks puzzling the audience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
A pilot scheme designed to identify and nip potential health problems in the bud has been launched by the Isle of Man's public health directorate.
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
Delicately pinching the stem of the bud through the fabric of my sleeve, I move slowly around the corner and find him sitting on a stool against the wall.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
When they hatch, the leaves they depend on are still sealed inside buds, leaving them with nothing to eat.
From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026
Some of the rose buds had also started to rot, but she's dried them out and made a resin artwork scattered with the salvageable petals.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
They can help your gut, your blood pressure, your cholesterol—and your taste buds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026
I’d say it depends on the dish — and leave the rest to your personal taste buds.
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2026
We were Americans and we had no taste buds.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
“If your hemagglutinin is too sticky and your neuraminidase is too poor, you get stuck to the cell that you’ve just budded from,” Peacock says.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2024
There are also “nine or so grafts and budded plants” Chris Trimmer who runs the site explains.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024
Evans said WA 64 was first budded in 2001 after being crossbred in 1998.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
It had a Michigan secret receiver who budded to star.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2021
Everything was richly green: the color of newly budded leaves, of luminescent moss, of every possible shade of pine needle.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
Algorithmic changes have pushed brands to spend more of their influencer budgets on budding creators with tiny followings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Those budding relationships with the Stormont parties were quickly tested as old arguments about funding for the executive resurfaced.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Inside, we perfected our power snap—the subtle whipping motion at the end of the cast—with severed rod handles, looking more like budding wizards than fishermen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Hiring slowed sharply in June even as the unemployment rate fell, curbing some of the budding momentum in job growth this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
The farmer in Wang Lung was diverted for an instant and he stooped to examine the budding heads.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
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