nip

Hamilton had also gone off defending, although by nowhere near as much as Leclerc, and that gave Verstappen the chance to nip by Hamilton into Turn Six and into second place.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

The idea is that if plants can show they are struggling earlier, farmers can take targeted action to nip problems in the bud.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

“We just saw the beginning of that resurgence and we don’t want to nip that in the bud,” Zbur said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Walsh suggested to Sir Jeffrey that he had gone because it was "something you needed to nip in the bud".

From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026

Dog? it thinks and starts following Manchee around again, trying to nip him with its beak.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness

Crucially, Chelsea nipped in at the last minute to sign Willian from under the noses of Spurs, who might argue that was only because of the secret payments.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

For decades, he supervised the coal conveyor belt that fed generators, breathing in dust and gas that "nipped his throat".

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The cool evening air nipped at my arms as he took my hand and told me, “You are a beautiful person. I just love hearing all your stories.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

“You’ve stopped something growing. You’ve nipped it in the bud. You’ll never get it back, that moment, that shining morning face coming through the door.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

The white space nipped at Nicole’s heels, tugged at her hair.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Before the conflict, Saudi Arabia was the world’s No. 1 crude-oil exporter, with the U.S. nipping at its heels after the yearslong boost in production following the shale revolution.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

And competitors are always nipping at their heels—particularly for Mixue, where a sluggish Chinese economy has led to cutthroat price wars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Mohammad Ali - 6 - Also better than he was at Headingley, nipping the ball in and out, but he won't find conditions better suited to his style.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The intrusion was first detected by Hugging Face last week, when it noticed tens of thousands of AIs nipping at its system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Rex paid them no attention; he bounded past like they were standing still and quickly closed the gap on Jordan, nipping at his heels and chasing him out of the park and down the block.

From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers