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As competitors nip at their heels, OpenAI and Anthropic have been spurred to increase investment in both engineers and data-center access at the expense of profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

"He'd take the new ball, click into third gear, swing and nip it, put it on a sixpence," says Baker.

From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026

Shelter workers mentioned a previous bite but characterized it as a nip at the heels and “not a big deal,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

"You put it in the right area it's going to nip either way. I actually think it's a bit of an unfair contest," Cook said.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

I thought I saw Kwang nip the other waitress’ ankle with his finger and thumb.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

For decades, he supervised the coal conveyor belt that fed generators, breathing in dust and gas that "nipped his throat".

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The cool evening air nipped at my arms as he took my hand and told me, “You are a beautiful person. I just love hearing all your stories.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

As Patrick Dorgu wheeled away having nipped in front of Rico Lewis to put the ball past Gianluigi Donnarumma, the Manchester derby was over.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

“Like many people in this room can understand, we nipped the SAG and now it’s just the Actor Awards.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

Nhamo shuddered when they nipped off the stingers.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Amex couldn’t resist a jab at the other credit-card companies nipping at its lounge heels: It will be the only operator with outlets at the three major metro New York airports.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Before the conflict, Saudi Arabia was the world’s No. 1 crude-oil exporter, with the U.S. nipping at its heels after the yearslong boost in production following the shale revolution.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Root's specific problem has been against right-arm bowlers, pitching the ball outside off stump and nipping it back towards him.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

The intrusion was first detected by Hugging Face last week, when it noticed tens of thousands of AIs nipping at its system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

The pups was squirming and sliding o’er one the ’nother, carrying on something fierce, nipping at anything that moved, not caring if they was biting their brother or sister or even their own selfs.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis