pip
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Hamilton benefited from that by leaving his run late and benefiting from the usual improvement in track conditions through qualifying to pip Leclerc by 0.064secs.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
But a final run on which he did two flying laps enabled him to pip Antonelli by 0.068 seconds and Russell whooped with delight on the radio after realising he had secured pole.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
They succeeded occasionally—Liverpool managed to pip him to a couple of championships—but Guardiola’s City took the title in six of the past eight years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Hatching typically takes 24 to 48 hours after the first pip, the nonprofit said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
His foreman was a man defeated by his own pessimistic views, and his news was mostly a series of misfortunes: the strawberries froze, the chickens caught the pip, the grapes rotted.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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Leclerc, fastest in second and third practice, was 0.232secs off the pace and pipped Hamilton by just 0.044secs.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
And in 2012, it pipped United to its first Premier League title.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Actor Will Mellor has come a surprise second in the World Gurning Championships, pipped to the main prize by local man Ged Eccles who had come close but never before won.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
American rookie Michael La Sasso pipped Rahm to win the event in Indianapolis, carding a final-round 65 to finish on 18-under-par.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
I dined with Roger and Rachel last night, and they told me that you looked rather pipped before you went to Devonshire.
From Changing Winds A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
AC Milan's Kaka was the last recipient before Messi and Ronaldo's tug-of-war began, the Brazilian pipping the young pair to the prize in 2007.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Their performances in pipping a gaggle of victorious Ryder Cup team-mates show the European game is in rude health.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
After pipping the New York Yankees for the division title, they knocked out the Yankees in the AL division series, then rallied from 0-2 down to beat the Seattle Mariners in the AL championship series.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Last year English post-punk band English Teacher won with their debut album "This Could Be Texas", pipping favourite Charli XCX.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2025
As a rule it takes ducklings from 24 to 48 hours to hatch after the pipping first begins.
From Ducks and Geese by Harry M. Lamon
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