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[klip] / klɪp /




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The clip went viral shortly after the incident on March 12, triggering a backlash that led to his arrest in Singapore, which is known for its strict enforcement of public order and hygiene rules.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

McInerney added that Visa is designing, building and shipping products at a faster clip in an effort to position itself to capture opportunities ahead and drive growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

In the clip, Cronenberg talks about the legacy of art, and whether longevity really matters.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

U.S. cardholders grew spending at a 11.4% clip.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

Paper clip donations began to pour in from all around the globe.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

He held up on a curveball from Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola that clipped the bottom of the strike zone.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Conway played drives through the covers and down the ground, Latham clipped off his pads.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

My daughter is a Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Clover, and for the past couple of months, she’s had clipped to her collar an A.I. communication device known as the PetPhone.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

As the lines between podcasts, video and traditional talk shows have blurred, and every hot take gets clipped and spread across the internet, Charlamagne’s approach maximizes the current moment in media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

I clipped Wishbone’s leash to his collar and we set off down the road.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor

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

Right now, her favorite is the Nopal Cactus candle, which she made using a clipping from an employee’s yard.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 18, 2026

Talarico recently said some of his past comments “missed the mark,” and he accused Paxton of “intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption.”

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

We’re in his classroom, and I watch as his strong, graceful hands sort stacks of papers, clipping them into groups as he thinks.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

The Gate off its Hinges; the Stone Balls of the Pillars overthrowne, the great Bell stolen, the clipt Junipers grubbed up, the Sun-diall broken!

From Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary by Manning, Anne

So either kissed and clipt the other, and fair joy was them between.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I by Lodge, Henry Cabot

"There was a lock of that black hair clipt from her head once when she knew it not," Sir John cried next.

From His Grace of Osmonde Being the Portions of That Nobleman's Life Omitted in the Relation of His Lady's Story Presented to the World of Fashion under the Title of A Lady of Quality by Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Here and there rises a line of pollard willows or clipt elms, and now and then a church spire.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 4 France and the Netherlands, Part 2 by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

Thus thy silly youth, enraged, would soon my love defy, But, alas, poor soul, too late! clipt wings can never fly.

From Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age by Bullen, A. H. (Arthur Henry)




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