pip
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Hamilton benefited from that by leaving his run late and benefiting from the usual improvement in track conditions through qualifying to pip Leclerc by 0.064secs.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
They succeeded occasionally—Liverpool managed to pip him to a couple of championships—but Guardiola’s City took the title in six of the past eight years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Two seasons ago Spurs missed out on a Champions League place after losing their final home game 2-0 to Manchester City, who went on to win pip Arsenal to the Premier League title.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
Hatching is underway, and it can take 24 to 48 hours to complete after the first pip, the nonprofit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
His foreman was a man defeated by his own pessimistic views, and his news was mostly a series of misfortunes: the strawberries froze, the chickens caught the pip, the grapes rotted.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
And in 2012, it pipped United to its first Premier League title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Actor Will Mellor has come a surprise second in the World Gurning Championships, pipped to the main prize by local man Ged Eccles who had come close but never before won.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
American rookie Michael La Sasso pipped Rahm to win the event in Indianapolis, carding a final-round 65 to finish on 18-under-par.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Manzambi had an excellent tournament, and Villa pipped Newcastle to sign him.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
It would have pipped him a good deal to have found so much, and he was not in the ordinary way a gambler.
From The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford
It was a huge coup for the Hammers, pipping the world's best clubs to add 22-year-olds Carlos Tevez and Javier Mascherano to Alan Pardew's squad.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The margin of the victory was key, with England pipping Germany to top spot on goal difference and the only automatic spot.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
There is little to separate the pair when it comes to grappling, with Shevchenko's top position percentage of 30.6 just pipping Weili's 29.8.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
After pipping the New York Yankees for the division title, they knocked out the Yankees in the AL division series, then rallied from 0-2 down to beat the Seattle Mariners in the AL championship series.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Oh, Lucina, 'twill be ripping When we hear the eggs all pipping!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 7, 1917 by Various
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