snip
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Yet De Beers and other established firms have cashed in on those industry changes too, producing their own lab-grown versions at a snip of the price one would pay for natural diamonds.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
They are quick to snip losses and quick to take profits.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Artichoke Potato Salad, on the other hand, is ladies luncheon, serve in a pretty bowl, snip some fresh dill, bring on the flavor, bring on the texture, pizzaz-y potato salad.
From Salon ● May 9, 2024
Its forms include a strip that providers snip to make the needed dose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
Jack unsheathes a set of wooden chopsticks, breaking them apart with a clean snip.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
While it has been directed with careful attention to shaping its emotional arc by Tim Jackson, “Two Strangers” might have amplified its charms with a few snips of the scissors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
Dr Ed Pyne snips a leaf from the Druids Oak, an 800-year-old tree that has watched over this woodland in Buckinghamshire for centuries, enduring droughts, storms, heatwaves and more.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Use sharp snips or bypass pruner to make a clean cut that looks tidy and closes up quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
The research showed that V8 snips one end of the PAR1 protein and awakens it.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023
He harvests parts from supply sheds: snips of copper wire, screws, a bent screwdriver.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Your brain snipped out and inserted details without your conscious knowledge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
"It is a little sad, isn’t it? One more quiet thread snipped in the broader unraveling of neighborhood-ness. Of the small, repetitive exchanges that used to stitch a life together."
From Salon ● Jun. 8, 2025
When the tag’s snipped off, he’s delighted, and leaves quickly after exchanging a few words with Karen Lee, the director of the Community Corrections Command.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
Perhaps you feel sad that the life of your placenta was cut short, snipped from existence.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
It felt like someone had taken scissors and snipped open the knot that had been in my chest all week.
From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy
They then lug heavy loads back home, spreading the seaweed out on the ground and snipping off residue.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The woman who had once dreamed of ballet and the Olympics now was snipping stray threads off underwear, under orders to “minimize bathroom breaks.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
"But if we can do gene therapy that doesn't involve snipping DNA strands, then we avoid these potential pitfalls."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026
There was no tow on Verstappen's second lap, but he nevertheless improved further, snipping 0.088secs off his own time.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
He lifted it experimentally, making snipping sounds with his scissors.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
