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clipping

[klip-ing] / ˈklɪp ɪŋ /
NOUN
excerpt
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STRONG


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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

He hit 30 off 20 balls before clipping Foulkes to a tumbling Daryl Mitchell at mid-on so Stokes will spend his final day watching his team-mates from the balcony.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 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

Big Ma had me help her clip their wing feathers, which neither the chickens nor Fern appreciated, but clipping their wings made it easier to keep track of them while they strutted about the yard.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

The 55-year-old magician spent decades performing a trick once dismissed as legend, and still keeps photographs and newspaper clippings from his years of international fame.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Days earlier we FedExed the professor a bunch of material—press clippings, earnings reports, summary of the state of play—to give him an overview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

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

Stella set the clippings aside and began flipping through a couple of pages of the notebook from school, frowning.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper




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