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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
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
Polymarket’s viral clipping campaign racked up more than 140 million views on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram, according to the analytics provider Tubular.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
There’s my Polish dictionary—with the very top of Willa’s newspaper clipping sticking up from the pages.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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
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
It also contains solicitors' letters, court documents and newspaper clippings from the coverage of Raymond McDonald's trial.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
And that was George Theodorakis, all right, dancing with her in the society page clippings.
From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin
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