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Fire were on course for a comfortable victory after reaching 109-3 in their chase of 127, with opener Georgia Voll in good nick and unbeaten on a half-century.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Andy Robertson looks in brilliant nick because he has only played half a season at Liverpool.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

The country stored up 1.26 billion barrels of oil in the nick of time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

It built up those reserves just in the nick of time.

From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026

Mrs. Schillinger jumped out of the way in the nick of time, pulling little Edward to safety.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Dark pigment pushed into claw-like scratches feels like a peek into a figure’s spiritual void; fleshy hues bring out nicks and lines that enliven characters’ faces—some pained, others contemplative.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Scott Boland bowled 74 deliveries to Root in the remaining three Tests of that series, conceded 39 runs and dismissed Root four times by consistently probing at that fuller length and finding nicks.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2025

“A couple little nicks and bruises but nothing that’s going to keep anybody out,” McVay said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2024

“Yes, it’ll get nicks, but it’ll still be beautiful.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2023

And almost all the Siriono had unusual nicks in their earlobes, the traits I had noticed on the two men accompanying us.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

It was quite a tight affair when these two sides met in December, but Arsenal nicked the points at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and I am expecting the same to happen this time too.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

To test the idea further, the researchers created "nicked" DNA, strands that were interrupted at specific points.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026

Stokes nicked Neser, Gus Atkinson was bounced out by Brendan Doggett and Brydon Carse edged to slip to give Neser his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2025

They watched Pigwidgeon disappear into the dark-ness, and then Ron said, “Well, we’d better get downstairs for your surprise party, Harry — Fred and George should have nicked enough food from the kitchens by now.”

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

The Cherries won the reverse fixture in October thanks to a late comeback, and I can see them nicking this one too.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

And, of course, we’ve been in a reciprocal comedy arrangement with Britain — or at least we have been nicking their ideas for shows — for years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026

All three of his dismissals against pace, including nicking off against Nepal seamer Nandan Yadav, have come against balls clocked between 75-82mph.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

The 28-year-old, who has played more of his rugby at open-side flanker, made 17 carries and 78 metres, while also finishing joint top of the tackle stats with Guy Pepper and nicking a turnover.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026

As she scraped at the hide, nicking bits of meat and gristle from the surface, she began to get all empty and peculiar and faint inside.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich