pip
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Hamilton benefited from that by leaving his run late and benefiting from the usual improvement in track conditions through qualifying to pip Leclerc by 0.064secs.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
They succeeded occasionally—Liverpool managed to pip him to a couple of championships—but Guardiola’s City took the title in six of the past eight years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Watchers on Saturday spotted what appeared to be a pip in the second egg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
Schjelderup drilled in his second early in the second period, although Real pulled one back through Mbappe, leaving Benfica needing to score again to pip Marseille to the last play-off spot.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Kyle half expected the guy to say “pip pip, cheerio” or something.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
American rookie Michael La Sasso pipped Rahm to win the event in Indianapolis, carding a final-round 65 to finish on 18-under-par.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Manzambi had an excellent tournament, and Villa pipped Newcastle to sign him.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Ireland's Rhasidat Adeleke set a new national record as she pipped Asher-Smith to silver.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Until this year, the tightest margin of victory belonged to Al Unser, Jr., who pipped Scott Goodyear to the line by 0.043 seconds in 1992.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
Last season the Cardinal had pipped his shell, away to the north, in that paradise of the birds, the Limberlost.
From The Song of the Cardinal by Gene Stratton-Porter
McClenaghan won gold eight years ago, pipping England's Max Whitlock - who has been forced to withdraw from these Games with injury - before collecting silver in Birmingham four years ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Russell ended a run of three successive pole positions for team-mate Antonelli by pipping him in Montreal.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
After pipping the New York Yankees for the division title, they knocked out the Yankees in the AL division series, then rallied from 0-2 down to beat the Seattle Mariners in the AL championship series.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Last year English post-punk band English Teacher won with their debut album "This Could Be Texas", pipping favourite Charli XCX.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
As a rule it takes ducklings from 24 to 48 hours to hatch after the pipping first begins.
From Ducks and Geese by Harry M. Lamon
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