dipped

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I nipped out before the lunchtime rush and my first impression was "it's massive" followed swiftly by "how much?"

From BBC • May 15, 2026

"It needs to be nipped in the bud because today's petty thief is tomorrow's bank robber," he says.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“Like many people in this room can understand, we nipped the SAG and now it’s just the Actor Awards.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

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

He thought about how the pigeon nipped his ear each morning.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli