niggle (out)

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Verb
  • The documentary also doesn’t stint on the lows in Vandross’ life.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Jackson Holliday began his second Orioles stint with a home run in the fifth inning of Wednesday’s 10-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, a 439-footer that accounted for his first in the big leagues, first grand slam and first placard on Eutaw Street all behind one swing.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
Verb
  • On this subject, one of Graham Potter’s first moves at West Ham has been to pinch a recruitment analyst from Chelsea.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Excess water on leaves causes powdery mildew. Deadheading, or pinching off the dead flower heads, encourages more blooms, extends the flowering season and improves the plants’ appearance.
    Clarence Schmidt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Grammy-winning rapper, who has denied all accusations against him, remains in custody at the Special Housing Unit in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Martin: Are the Democrats, in your view, in the Senate, particularly agreed on this strategy of denying future nominees their votes?
    Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Trump administration in talks to send Venezuelan gang members to El Salvador prisons Mexico has also so far refused requests from the U.S. to allow military flights carrying deportees to land in the country, according to officials from both countries.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Trump has prioritized his campaign promise of mass deportations but Maduro has refused to take Venezuelan nationals back – and the US has generally been unable to send Venezuelans back because of frosty relations.
    Alejandra Jaramillo and Chris Lau, CNN, 1 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The passage of the bill signals a GOP civil war brewing between DeSantis and Perez and Albritton, who rejected the governor's immigration proposal in favor of their own plan.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • But in September 2022 the new constitution was voted down, rejected in all 16 regions in Chile.
    Sammy Feldblum, The Dial, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Niggle (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/niggle%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.

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