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nipping

[nip-ing] / ˈnɪp ɪŋ /






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The intrusion was first detected by Hugging Face last week, when it noticed tens of thousands of AIs nipping at its system.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Rumbling in from the Nursery End, nipping the ball down the slope to left-hander Devon Conway.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

There are no up-and-coming rappers nipping at their heels.

From The Wall Street Journal May 13, 2026

Claude-maker Anthropic has OpenAI, Google's Gemini and even Grok from xAI nipping at its heels in the market for professional AI.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 2026

I herd them before me like a dog nipping at the heels of livestock.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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