bud

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Hilton Worldwide Holdings appeared earlier this month to have nipped a similar public-relations crisis in the bud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

When the bloom begins, it starts as a massive green bud and grows fast.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

He seemed to appear at every press conference and Cabinet meeting and was almost always getting on and off Marine One as Trump's first bud.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

"What can we do for you, bud?" he said.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison