in the bud
Example Sentences
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Hilton Worldwide Holdings appeared earlier this month to have nipped a similar public-relations crisis in the bud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Years later, when it appeared their feud might be heating up again, the two NBA greats took to social media to nip that notion in the bud.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025
"I wanted to make sure it was nipped in the bud," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025
It is understood consideration was given to the prospect of making an unlikely move for Eddie Howe, but Newcastle's qualification for the Champions League would, you imagine, nip that in the bud.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025
For years she’d seen Azareen’s love for Eril-Fane blasted in the bud like Sparrow’s orchids by one of Feral’s blizzards.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
