in the bud
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The idea is that if plants can show they are struggling earlier, farmers can take targeted action to nip problems in the bud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
Walsh suggested to Sir Jeffrey that he had gone because it was "something you needed to nip in the bud".
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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
Clearly, the situation had to be nipped in the bud, for any change in the day’s schedule risked throwing off the careful precision of the plan Penelope and Simon had devised.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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