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Weatherald needed a decent knock to cement his spot at the top of the order, but he failed again, bowled by Ben Stokes for five leaving a delivery that nipped back.

From Barron's

"You put it in the right area it's going to nip either way. I actually think it's a bit of an unfair contest," Cook said.

From BBC

Marnus Labuschagne received a full delivery from Tongue angled into the stumps and edged to slip, before the same bowler snared Steve Smith with one which nipped to bowl him through the gate.

From BBC

“For all the success we had this year, we are still nipping at the heels of giants who earned their positions over the last 50 years,” said Hogan.

From The Wall Street Journal

The only other encounter that resulted in injury this year was in September when a shark nipped at a man attempting to swim the 20-plus miles from Santa Catalina Island to San Pedro.

From Los Angeles Times