nicked

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Imagine it like this: It is late in the evening of April 15, 1865, and Abraham Lincoln has survived an assassination attempt, the bullet aimed by John Wilkes Booth having merely nicked his now-bandaged scalp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

To test the idea further, the researchers created "nicked" DNA, strands that were interrupted at specific points.

From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026

Ben Duckett miscued Starc to mid-on and Zak Crawley edged the same bowler to second slip, either side of Jacob Bethell's Ashes debut yielding one run before he nicked Neser.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

He was bang on it and a big reason why Brighton nicked a draw.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

“You stole it. You’ve nicked this from a museum or somewhere, didn’t you?”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman