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It was nipped in the bud by the court, which weighed in to uphold a lower court's ruling.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

But as Te Haumihiata Mason, a translator working in Māori, points out to Mr. Hahn, in New Zealand few plants bud in May, so an inelastic approach here risks puzzling the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

So the money bouquet culture is unlikely to be nipped in the bud any time soon.

From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026

This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.

From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025

Nip it in the bud, not butt, Ms. Hardwick, she answers, then adds, Sorta like when you prune a flower in the budding stage, to keep it from growing.

From "Booked" by Kwame Alexander

When they hatch, the leaves they depend on are still sealed inside buds, leaving them with nothing to eat.

From Science Daily ● May 5, 2026

Liv and Alina Valdez, dressed up as fan favourite buds Steve Harrington and Dustin Henderson, and said they couldn't have been more pleased with how it all ended.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026

While most plants only had one flower with many buds yet to open up, some were in full bloom with the sweet fragrant scent only the lily can provide.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025

From our experience, the improved buds can block the sound of rowdy restaurants, rumbling buses—and attention-seeking spouses and children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025

That well-tended estate was the very opposite of ramshackle, with no failing crops to be found, only daffodils in bright yellow bloom and the swelling green buds of tulips, full of promise.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

“If your hemagglutinin is too sticky and your neuraminidase is too poor, you get stuck to the cell that you’ve just budded from,” Peacock says.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 5, 2024

There are also “nine or so grafts and budded plants” Chris Trimmer who runs the site explains.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2024

This year, skip budded or blooming plants; give the gardener on your list a chubby bulb, and let them cultivate those impressive stalks crowned with showy trumpet blossoms.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023

It had a Michigan secret receiver who budded to star.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 30, 2021

“I’m going out. I’ll shake the snow off the branches,” Tayo said, remembering how one spring when a late snow fell he had helped Josiah and Rocky shake the budded apple trees.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

The 19-year-old, sporting a budding beard, usually operates from home, filling lulls by watching the TV show Criminal Minds or honing his drone-flying skills on a simulator.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

“While we are encouraged by the company’s improved execution and budding operating leverage, we think the true value of the company is still very much in flux,” he said in his report.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

When word of the budding supply relationship was made public, Apple faced blowback.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Those budding relationships with the Stormont parties were quickly tested as old arguments about funding for the executive resurfaced.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Baby birds chirped from within the budding trees like nothing was out of the ordinary.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon