in the bud
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It was nipped in the bud by the court, which weighed in to uphold a lower court's ruling.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
"It needs to be nipped in the bud because today's petty thief is tomorrow's bank robber," he says.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Had a military coup been nipped in the bud?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026
This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.
From Slate ● Dec. 19, 2025
For years she’d seen Azareen’s love for Eril-Fane blasted in the bud like Sparrow’s orchids by one of Feral’s blizzards.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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