: something that is clipped off or out of something else
grass clippings
especially
: an item clipped from a publication
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Jenkins got access to scores of photographs, clippings, and even recordings Armstrong made of his own conversations for this documentary, and that access provides a much fuller picture of the legendary musician than the world has ever had.
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Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
The movie, now on Netflix, is a strong comeback vehicle for the Oscar-winning actress
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There’s a story that soprano Maria Callas, secluded in her Paris apartment in the months before dying of a heart attack at 53, could be found paging sadly through her clippings.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The story is uniquely told through diary entries, letters, telegrams and newspaper clippings.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
The Mercury News first reported this week that Albino’s niece in Oakland, using DNA testing and newspaper clippings — and with assistance from police, the FBI and the Justice Department — found her uncle living on the East Coast.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2024
The movie, now on Netflix, is a strong comeback vehicle for the Oscar-winning actress
Comments
There’s a story that soprano Maria Callas, secluded in her Paris apartment in the months before dying of a heart attack at 53, could be found paging sadly through her clippings.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
The story is uniquely told through diary entries, letters, telegrams and newspaper clippings.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
The Mercury News first reported this week that Albino’s niece in Oakland, using DNA testing and newspaper clippings — and with assistance from police, the FBI and the Justice Department — found her uncle living on the East Coast.
—Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Clipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clipping. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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clipping
noun
clip·ping
ˈklip-iŋ 
: something cut out or off
a newspaper clipping
grass clippings
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