clipped

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In footage shared earlier this week, Woods told officers that he was briefly distracted by his phone before he clipped the trailer of a vehicle in front of him.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

Woods was arrested after his SUV clipped a trailer being pulled by a pickup truck on Jupiter Island, Florida, near his home.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The Martin County Sheriff’s Department said that Woods had tried to overtake another vehicle when his Land Rover clipped it, listing and then rolling over.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Men with clipped accents told listeners the news from on high; there was certainly little back and forth between presenter and listener.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Jim Don sneered, imitating Philip’s clipped, aristocratic speech.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy