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
This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
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
Clearly, the situation had to be nipped in the bud, for any change in the day’s schedule risked throwing off the careful precision of the plan Penelope and Simon had devised.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
