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snippet

[snip-it] / ˈsnɪp ɪt /
NOUN
particle
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In Covid, the letter being delivered was a snippet of genetic code from the Covid virus.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Another snippet I overheard in Studio City: “You gotta make music from the heart, man, and the label will feel it.”

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2026

But his big break would be the 13-second Whopper-chomp snippet.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 7, 2026

Bryan was the third-most-popular artist of 2024 in the U.S., according to Billboard, which helps explain why his musical snippet elicited a swift, forceful response from government officials.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

Hadn’t I overheard that in a snippet of conversation back at Mahipar?

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Every day, Ziame posts covers of popular hits, snippets of his own original music, and dance videos set to trending tracks on social media.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

Andrew Wilson’s “I Wanna Be Loved by You,” with a seductive cover image of the actress, offers a surprisingly sensible life history in quickfire snippets of information, or “100 Takes.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

We’re forced to hear endless snippets of it, too, although the full lyrics are saved for the end when we discover that one of songwriters clumsily shoved in the word “albatross.”

From Los Angeles Times May 28, 2026

It is a stirring celebration of the plurality of languages, replete with snippets of Hungarian, Russian, Yiddish and even Klingon.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

She hears secondhand snippets about his projects from Pilar, and knows he’s trying to develop a super carburetor, one that will get two hundred miles to the gallon.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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