in the bud
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So the money bouquet culture is unlikely to be nipped in the bud any time soon.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
Hilton Worldwide Holdings appeared earlier this month to have nipped a similar public-relations crisis in the bud.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025
Years later, when it appeared their feud might be heating up again, the two NBA greats took to social media to nip that notion in the bud.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025
I needed to nip this in the bud.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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