snip
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They are quick to snip losses and quick to take profits.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
And it’s not just groceries that snip away at her Social Security check.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
Artichoke Potato Salad, on the other hand, is ladies luncheon, serve in a pretty bowl, snip some fresh dill, bring on the flavor, bring on the texture, pizzaz-y potato salad.
From Salon ● May 9, 2024
Sometimes book buyers snip the price from the slip cover to hide how much it was bought for.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2024
He got out a pair of scissors and was about to snip it off, when he noticed what an unusual and incredible knot it was.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
With a few snips of her scissors, a plain whiteboard rag transforms into three strips of cloth perfect for braiding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Between snips, stylist Mel Sharpe reflects on the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
That’s a lot of what hairstylist Kayla Gowell hears as she snips, sprays, primps and blow-dries.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
The research showed that V8 snips one end of the PAR1 protein and awakens it.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023
Then she spent about an hour making little snips here and there.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
This may have been the most overt art-as-protest moment, showing dancers climbing sparking electrical poles, only to fall off and dangle by what looked like snipped wires.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2026
Cavalieri snipped rubber from a fresh set of tires, the RC-equivalent of adjusting tire pressure on a race car.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
When the tag’s snipped off, he’s delighted, and leaves quickly after exchanging a few words with Karen Lee, the director of the Community Corrections Command.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
Perhaps you feel sad that the life of your placenta was cut short, snipped from existence.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
Then she snipped his unruly nostril hairs and dusted his neck with talcum.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
They then lug heavy loads back home, spreading the seaweed out on the ground and snipping off residue.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
"But if we can do gene therapy that doesn't involve snipping DNA strands, then we avoid these potential pitfalls."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
Toni Yoakam, who founded the World Wide Weight Pull Organization, recalls the owner of a 3.5-pound miniature poodle snipping pompoms off her pooch’s feet and ears to get her to 3 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Calder, the top flight's chief growth officer, is the man snipping the competition's name to simply 'the Prem' for next season.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
Uri pulled down the hatch, snipping off the daylight, then he flipped a switch and a bare lightbulb burned among the cobwebs in the ceiling.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
