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something cut out or trimmed off, esp an article from a newspaper; cutting
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the distortion of an audio or visual signal in which the tops of peaks with a high amplitude are cut off, caused by, for example, overloading of amplifier circuits
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Right now, her favorite is the Nopal Cactus candle, which she made using a clipping from an employee’s yard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
He hit 30 off 20 balls before clipping Foulkes to a tumbling Daryl Mitchell at mid-on so Stokes will spend his final day watching his team-mates from the balcony.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
The horse then bolted, before clipping another carriage and toppling over, footage showed.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Talarico recently said some of his past comments “missed the mark,” and he accused Paxton of “intentionally clipping my cringey comments to distract from his career of corruption.”
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
Finally she decided to mail it with a note of her own attached—urging caution and directing daddy’s attention to a clipping from Opportunity Magazine.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
Many of his projects remain intact, including the ornamental lake he had dug, and a bathroom papered with a montage of original newspaper clippings chronicling major events from the early 20th century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
The love-hate relationship she had with the press is well represented by newspaper clippings and newsreels.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
“A Prelude to Immortality” is beautifully produced and sprinkled with images of period news clippings, book advertisements and covers of foreign-language editions of “My Early Life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
The official pointed to positive press clippings about the company and its founder as evidence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
From time to time, Mammy showed her the old, crumpled newspaper clippings in it, and pamphlets that Ahmad had managed to collect from insurgent groups and resistance organizations headquartered in Pakistan.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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