pip
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They succeeded occasionally—Liverpool managed to pip him to a couple of championships—but Guardiola’s City took the title in six of the past eight years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Hatching is underway, and it can take 24 to 48 hours to complete after the first pip, the nonprofit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
It has been the presumed favourite to win best picture throughout award season so far, and it could still pip Sinners to the top trophy in March.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
They beat the Tennessee Titans 41-7 to pip the Houston Texans to the AFC South top spot.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2026
His foreman was a man defeated by his own pessimistic views, and his news was mostly a series of misfortunes: the strawberries froze, the chickens caught the pip, the grapes rotted.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
Until this year, the tightest margin of victory belonged to Al Unser, Jr., who pipped Scott Goodyear to the line by 0.043 seconds in 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Gordon Smith described the scenes at Celtic Park on Saturday, after the home side dramatically pipped Hearts to the Scottish Premiership, as "horrendous".
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
If the Gunners have been pipped to the title then I think it will be too much to pick themselves up again after such a disappointment.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Russell pipped Antonelli, who took his maiden win at the last race in China, by just 0.026 seconds after the two drivers swapped fastest times in the middle of the session.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
There are two young birds and one little specked egg, just pipped.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866 by Various
Russell ended a run of three successive pole positions for team-mate Antonelli by pipping him in Montreal.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
Their performances in pipping a gaggle of victorious Ryder Cup team-mates show the European game is in rude health.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
After pipping the New York Yankees for the division title, they knocked out the Yankees in the AL division series, then rallied from 0-2 down to beat the Seattle Mariners in the AL championship series.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Last year English post-punk band English Teacher won with their debut album "This Could Be Texas", pipping favourite Charli XCX.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
As a rule it takes ducklings from 24 to 48 hours to hatch after the pipping first begins.
From Ducks and Geese by Lamon, Harry M.
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