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snipe

[snahyp] / snaɪp /






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Despite the stress of delivering the “Arirang” on time, the men never bicker or snipe at each other.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Vance’s snipe at “cat ladies” wasn’t Swift’s introduction to right-wing weirdness.

From Slate • Aug. 6, 2025

Some of his supporters even snipe at rival Mr Katumbi.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023

Birds that will be renamed include those currently called Wilson’s warbler and Wilson’s snipe, both named after the 19th century naturalist Alexander Wilson.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023

"How easy it is to snipe after the fact, to apply the knowledge we have now to the events of 1993," he wrote.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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