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snippet

[snip-it] / ˈsnɪp ɪt /
NOUN
particle
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The mRNA vaccine and the Oxford vaccine both deliver a snippet of genetic code into the body.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 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

He returned with a snippet of film documenting one of the most notorious cryptid sightings in history—a fleeting, jittery glimpse of a hairy figure crossing a riverbank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

These often addressed the open-mindedness and freedom jazz requires, as in this snippet from drummer Billy Higgins: “We were of the attitude that music was music.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

He bounced up and down trying to make the bus shake, rapped a snippet of the song “Started from the Bottom” by Drake, screeched random words like “Chinchilla!” and “Obituary!”

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater




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