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Nipped out with the dog and missed all the excitement ...
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Nipped that in the bud, even if I did forgive him with the apple of significance at the airport.
Team ROMANTIC Neurotic Scumweasel. karenhealey 2010
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Nipped waists, open necklines and rich heavily textured fabrics recalled the late 1950s.
The New Neutral: a Rainbow Christina Binkley 2011
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Nipped under the rump, "it made your hips look better, so it changed the way you walked," said Bob Mackie, the legendary Hollywood designer.
Shape Shifters Teri Agins 2011
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Nipped on the ankle one to many times by poisonous snakes, sheriff McClellan rides out of Dodge and tries to round up the rattlers.
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Nipped, but not completely obliterated like the first time, so I'm leaving them in the ground but bought one more of each as insurance.
Gardening Updates! 2008
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Nipped at on all sides by new competitors such as satellite and wireless, they now can play catch-up with the cable companies.
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Nipped, but not completely obliterated like the first time, so I'm leaving them in the ground but bought one more of each as insurance.
Archive 2008-06-01 2008
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Nipped from uurabbit — you know me, I can't turn down a good survey.
evolver Diary Entry evolver 2004
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Nipped my braces, winked his eye, then whispered through his teeth.
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