in the bud
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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
A pilot scheme designed to identify and nip potential health problems in the bud has been launched by the Isle of Man's public health directorate.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
This is why a lot of Jews want to nip that rhetoric in the bud.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025
"If we can nip it in the bud from even one person, then hopefully we could stop them potentially doing more harm to other people."
From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025
I needed to nip this in the bud.
From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben
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