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Per the documents, prosecutors tested twelve items found at the scene in Leakin Park, including Lee's necklace, clothing, and fingernail clippings. — Emma Dibdin, Harper's BAZAAR, "A Complete Timeline of The Case Against Adnan Syed," 31 Mar. 2019 The world beyond the Abbotts’ country home is more mysterious, understood only through glimpses of newspaper clippings and whiteboards filled with strategic notes. — David Sims, The Atlantic, "A Quiet Place Silently Jangles the Nerves," 7 Apr. 2018 Don’t use lawn clippings if the lawn was mowed when weeds were in seed. — OregonLive.com, "How to defend lawns, gardens against invasive weeds," 27 Feb. 2018 Mowers can mulch clippings (repeatedly cut and recut them), discharge them to the side or rear, or bag them. — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, "The Lawn Mower Buyer's Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Buy the Right Mower," 22 Feb. 2019 High-lift blade: A high-lift blade produces airflow to push grass clippings into a bag or out the discharge chute. — Roy Berendson, Popular Mechanics, "Do I Need To Change My Lawnmower Blades?," 22 Jan. 2019 The trades blow through the Marshall Islands consistently from east to west, and, due to the orientation of the Kwaj, that meant clipping through a 20-knot breeze to reach the control center. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Inside the eight desperate weeks that saved SpaceX from ruin," 21 Sep. 2018 And Microsoft made an effort to strengthen other features, such as a new clipboard that syncs between devices and a new screen clipping and screenshotting tool. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Next Windows 10 update nearing completion as it gets its official name," 17 Aug. 2018 Prevent Seed Distribution Bag any plants or clippings and immediately discard them (don’t throw them in the compost pile or use as mulch!) in the landfill. — Jean Nick, Good Housekeeping, "How to Get Rid of Crabgrass Once and for All," 25 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'clipping.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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