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nip and tuck





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It's nip and tuck between Gordon and Angus Gunn for a starting place against Haiti on Saturday.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

All of this year’s iPhones had a little nip and tuck along the edges.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2020

From there it was nip and tuck until the death.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2019

Time passes, and even a contemporary classic can use a nip and tuck.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2019

The wind was shifting toward the west and abeam, and he knew that it would be nip and tuck if he were to gain the open waters of Baffin Bay.

From The Ice Pilot by Henry Leverage


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