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Noun
In addition, the actor opted for a hairstyle that also gave a nod to the past: a relaxed updo created with a tortoiseshell clip that exudes the effortless tendencies of the 90s. Teresa Romero Martínez, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2025 In a season 5, episode 10 preview clip exclusive to Entertainment Weekly, actress Natacha Karam's firefighter prepares Joe (Karam's real-life boyfriend, John Clarence Stewart) to meet her parents — and to ask for their blessing to marry. Patrick Gomez, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
Pulse oximeters clip on to a person’s finger and use two wavelengths of light sent into the skin to quickly estimate how much oxygen is flowing through the blood based on how much light is absorbed. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025 Watch on Deadline Honoree Magic Johnson towered over Biden, and lowered down on his knees so the president could clip the medal around his neck. Ted Johnson, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for clip 
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Noun
  • The order to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, which was widely expected, follows a similar move by the first Trump administration in 2017 and deals a major blow to global efforts to protect the environment.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Trump also signed an order signaling his intent to weaken tailpipe emission standards, which would be a major blow to the environment.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And while Clay may face a battle to expand its use cases within a larger organization, companies that start shaving several percentage points off of their operating expenses will be difficult to pull away from Clay, said Meritech’s Alex Kurland, who led the new funding round.
    Alex Konrad, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Planners say it’s expected to shave 12 minutes off travel times for buses and commuters and five minutes for others.
    Adrian Rodriguez, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • At her best, the 26-year-old’s powerful hitting from the baseline is borderline unstoppable, particularly on hard courts.
    George Ramsay, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Last week, when quarterback Patrick Mahomes — tackled at the ankles and about to hit the turf — threw a touchdown pass to Kelce, the Chief’s German Instagram page, chiefsdeutschland, responded with a photo and all-capital letters caption: DIESER TD HAT UNS SPRACHLOS GEMACHT.
    Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The two A-list rappers have been duking it out since spring 2024, taking sly swipes at one another in various tracks.
    Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The two also address how Jack Osbourne and Donald Trump Jr. took swipes at Muir.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Each student will receive a collection of cut flower seeds for the Spring season.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Releasing fullback Alec Ingold after June 1 would cut his 2025 Dolphins cap hit from $4.9 million to $1.2 million.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Irish inched farther into field goal range over the next 26 seconds to set up kicker Mitch Jeter’s game winner from 41 yards out, punching their ticket to the national championship game.
    Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • One of Brown's entourage reportedly used a homophobic slur against Ocean, and Brown allegedly punched Ocean and threatened to shoot him, according to an incident report TMZ obtained.
    Alex Heigl, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Helman has high-end speed and can play anywhere defensively, along with some right-handed thump.
    Aaron Gleeman, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Not a lot, but for music that subwoofer does add some thump.
    Brad Moon, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The Razorbacks trimmed the MU lead to 12 on the back of a 6-0 run in the early minutes of the second half.
    Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
  • As the industry moves toward a leaner model, companies are trimming headcount.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

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