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sniping

verb

present participle of snipe

as in plinking

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The Dolphins were saving Willis’ blazing speed for occasions such as Sunday’s opener at Las Vegas.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Its blazing 165-hertz refresh rate and 1ms response time team up with AMD FreeSync to wipe out motion blur, screen tearing, and input lag.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026

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DeSantis was in command during moments like that, peppering Donalds and others with the questions.

— Michael Van Sickler, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026
Pearce is by turns low-key hilarious and intimidating as the unerringly sure-of-himself businessman, peppering his conversation with colorful Australianisms and profanity while never relaxing his laser focus.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

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The schism led to Faye firing Sonko and dissolving his government before appointing new ministers.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2026
There is no striking cover on the bench when Thierno Barry is not firing, and summer signing Christian Norgaard is unlikely to feature before the late-September-into-early-October international break.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

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