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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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He says he makes "at least $1,000 a month" from clipping.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Back in London, Eknoor Singh says he is "kind of clipping non-stop", wherever he is.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
He handed him a newspaper clipping about Roy Vagelos, the Greek American scientist leading research at Merck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Someone dropped a clipping, and before it was picked up, Ralph was able to glimpse a picture of himself looking small and frightened in the goldfish bowl.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
Perea, who describes himself as a bargain shopper, is passionate about repurposing whatever he can; many of the succulents at the stadium came from his own clippings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Osaka took the court wearing a long, hooded gown — possibly inspired by Iverson’s hoodies and baggy clothes from back in the day — with newspaper clippings about her attached to it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Police also found ring binders at his home containing newspaper clippings, details of events and other merchandise, the court heard.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
They split into teams and had debates, and they put a whole new layer of clippings and cartoons and news photos onto Mr. Larson’s bulletin boards.
From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements
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