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snippet

[snip-it] / ˈsnɪp ɪt /
NOUN
particle
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As for the newly unearthed song snippet of John’s, “Little Girl” will intrigue only the most dedicated appreciators of Beatles flotsam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

But that did not matter last year when he posted a snippet of audio with a lyric describing people afraid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

In Covid, the letter being delivered was a snippet of genetic code from the Covid virus.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

And when another mayoral candidate, City Councilmember Nithya Raman, posted Trump’s praise of Pratt on social media, he responded with a snippet of himself making a dismissive face during a debate.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

It’s possible to thin-slice a surgeon’s risk of being sued for malpractice on the basis of a small snippet of conversation.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

The documentary’s new No-Movies are slightly longer, but still snippets of less than five minutes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

On the latest episode of ICYMI, host Kate Lindsay introduces listeners to the phenomenon of vertical microdramas, which are 90-second snippets of content chock-full of some of the most absurd plotlines you’ve ever seen.

From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026

Every now and then, he copy-pasted snippets of Claude’s thoughts into another Claude session to make sense of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026

Live snippets of the song have already gone viral, suggesting Starr has another hefty hit on her hands.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Katherine listened carefully to everything the engineers said, strained for snippets of conversation, and devoured Aviation Week like a kid reading the funny papers.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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