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clipping

[klip-ing] / ˈklɪp ɪŋ /
NOUN
excerpt
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STRONG


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And to do it, they’re clipping some flabbergasting selections from their media libraries and pumping them out into vertical videos.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

He handed him a newspaper clipping about Roy Vagelos, the Greek American scientist leading research at Merck.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The horse then bolted, before clipping another carriage and toppling over, footage showed.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

He enclosed an old press clipping to prove that she had been legally informed of the divorce action by publication.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

Police also found ring binders at his home containing newspaper clippings, details of events and other merchandise, the court heard.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

At oral argument, Solicitor General John Sauer could only provide anecdotes about newspaper clippings from China, but admitted that “no one knows” the true number.

From Slate Aug. 11, 2026

He attaches clippings of or links to fawning newspaper profiles and columns, but not to stories about what was happening in the civilian population of his country as it went through a crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

But applause and clippings don’t pay the rent.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

L.V. carefully kept the clipping, just as he carefully kept a pile of other glowing clippings about Boobie from the Dallas Morning News and the Odessa American his junior year.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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