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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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And to do it, they’re clipping some flabbergasting selections from their media libraries and pumping them out into vertical videos.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
On the fourth pitch of the at-bat, Yamamoto turned to his splitter for the first time, barely clipping the inside edge of the strike zone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 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
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
When he surfaced, one of his eyes was closed and the other filled with the delicate silver of a moon small as a nail clipping.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
At oral argument, Solicitor General John Sauer could only provide anecdotes about newspaper clippings from China, but admitted that “no one knows” the true number.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The diary starts including press clippings playing up friction between Dr. Fauci and other officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Currently, when city residents separate their food waste and yard clippings, chances are it’s being trucked to faraway processing facilities in Bakersfield or Lancaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
It also contains solicitors' letters, court documents and newspaper clippings from the coverage of Raymond McDonald's trial.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
I turn around to see Emma running across the yard, her bare feet kicking up grass clippings and her disheveled hair flying in the breeze like a lion’s mane.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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