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
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
But it compounds a sense that Arsenal are experiencing a "blip" and need to nip it in the bud before it becomes more than that.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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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