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snippet

[snip-it] / ˈsnɪp ɪt /
NOUN
particle
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A trailer released on social media gives viewers their first glimpse of the show, as well as a snippet of Zeta-Jones using her Swansea accent.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

In Covid, the letter being delivered was a snippet of genetic code from the Covid virus.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

“This has been in many respects a trial by snippet and insinuation,” Marriott said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 15, 2026

Bryan was the third-most-popular artist of 2024 in the U.S., according to Billboard, which helps explain why his musical snippet elicited a swift, forceful response from government officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

I sat down and read the diary one more time, looking for a clue, a reference, a snippet of something that I might have missed.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

The purported hacker has released snippets of the stolen client data—including Römer’s—and threatened to release more unless Revolut pays up, without publicly specifying an amount.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Dettol said the advert, which has been removed following the backlash, was intended to criticise gender stereotypes, but that snippets of it that later circulated online distorted its core message.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Andrew Wilson’s “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” with a seductive cover image of the actress, offers a surprisingly sensible life history in quickfire snippets of information, or “100 Takes.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

We’re forced to hear endless snippets of it, too, although the full lyrics are saved for the end when we discover that one of songwriters clumsily shoved in the word “albatross.”

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

She’d flipped ahead and read enough snippets to know it was about a secret message and a treasure hunt.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman




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