nip
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As competitors nip at their heels, OpenAI and Anthropic have been spurred to increase investment in both engineers and data-center access at the expense of profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
It happens off the ball but is more identifiable than the subtle elbow to the chest or a nip to the stomach.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Shelter workers mentioned a previous bite but characterized it as a nip at the heels and “not a big deal,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
In the mornings he thought he felt a nip on his ear.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
Robinson, from round the wicket, angled the ball in, then nipped it away off the surface and up the Lord's slope.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 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
They were alone, cold and wet as the wind nipped at their faces and the tips of their ears.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
The children had since been "nipping down" for short cool-off periods, said Judd, with a lesson also taking place in the unusual setting.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
There are no up-and-coming rappers nipping at their heels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
Claude-maker Anthropic has OpenAI, Google's Gemini and even Grok from xAI nipping at its heels in the market for professional AI.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
“The White Lotus” carried six nominations into the ceremony, with streaming hits like “Adolescence” and “Severance” nipping at its heels.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2026
He’d barely gotten his hands wrapped in the reins when she was off, tearing a furious path through the darkness as if something wicked was nipping at her heels.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
Vocabulary lists containing nip
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