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Oil prices dipped after Friday's one-percent gains, with the United States and Iran continuing to snipe at each other and showing no signs of reaching a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Minks also prey on ground-nesting birds such as snipe, lapwing and waterfowl, as well as kingfishers and sand martins.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Despite the stress of delivering the “Arirang” on time, the men never bicker or snipe at each other.

From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2026

Vance’s snipe at “cat ladies” wasn’t Swift’s introduction to right-wing weirdness.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2025

"How easy it is to snipe after the fact, to apply the knowledge we have now to the events of 1993," he wrote.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

This has continued well into the Musk era of X-née-Twitter, with the liberal Oates occasionally directing her snipes and barbs at the platform’s white nationalist owner.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

"He doesn't have a seat in Parliament, wouldn't necessarily find or win one," and one minister snipes, "any chance to have a dig – Burnham will never miss an opportunity".

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2025

"It's just childish and it's amateurish. That's why they lost. They don't know what they're doing," he snipes.

From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2023

“It’s like we’ve done something wrong,” Gosling snipes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

Woodcocks and snipes are roasted in the same manner.

From Domestic French Cookery, 4th ed. by Sulpice Baru?

Before stepping down as co-CEOs, Overdeck and Siegel rarely appeared together at firm events and frequently sniped at each other in meetings, the Journal previously reported.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Six Nations debutant Murray then sniped over for Ireland's bonus score, but the home side's mettle was tested again when Darge capped an excellent Scotland attack to bring the visitors back to within five points.

From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026

Reagan-era conservative alum Hal Furman sniped that it was a shame Dhillon wasn’t in a position to act, so she made a big show of blocking him.

From Salon ● Dec. 29, 2025

Officers have sniped about his burly build, tendency to smile during interviews and other eccentricities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2025

“You can’t tell me what to do,” Vonetta sniped.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia

That’s rarely a happy experience for upstarts who build their careers sniping at incumbents from the sidelines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Scrum-half Justine Pelletier grabbed the opening try and was a constant threat, with her sharp sniping runs and speedy passing creating havoc in New Zealand's defence.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

Van der Merwe scored two of his three tries in the opening half with Ben White sniping for another.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

Not even the digital countdown could generate the sizzling, clanking, sniping roar of chronic, organic anxiety that fueled the first two seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2025

But then, he was used to it, seeing how Miss Trotter and Ma Charles kept up their sniping from the Trotter side of the creek to the Charles side.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia