snip
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They are quick to snip losses and quick to take profits.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
And it’s not just groceries that snip away at her Social Security check.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
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
“You pinch or snip six times, and then you’re going to go to 12, and then you’re going to go to 18,” Selody said.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
Except for the snip of the counter girl, I hadn’t felt so normal in weeks.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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
Between snips, stylist Mel Sharpe reflects on the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
Rpn11 snips off these tags, enabling the misfolded protein to slip into the proteasome core for disassembly.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
Use sharp snips or bypass pruner to make a clean cut that looks tidy and closes up quickly.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
“My daddy would tell you it wasn’t,” Dee Dee snips.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
One more quiet thread snipped in the broader unraveling of neighborhood-ness.
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
To help regrow coral, branches of healthy coral must be snipped off and replanted somewhere else.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
She hadn’t seen how the Special had snipped her handcuffs in two behind her, but it had only taken a moment.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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
Calder, the top flight's chief growth officer, is the man snipping the competition's name to simply 'the Prem' for next season.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2025
But even if I find them, it will be tons of snipping.
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
