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nipping

[nip-ing] / ˈnɪp ɪŋ /






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Claude-maker Anthropic has OpenAI, Google's Gemini and even Grok from xAI nipping at its heels in the market for professional AI.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

In 1986, broadcasters began scrambling their signals in hopes of nipping their losses in the BUDs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Microsoft currently holds the rank of the third-largest U.S. company, but can it maintain its lead with Alphabet nipping at its heels?

From MarketWatch • Nov. 19, 2025

Because Jofra Archer has that angle of nipping back towards the stumps, can he nip one away?

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

I rolled into a ball in the middle of the mattress, cold sweat nipping my back.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago