If we attack quickly, we can nip the enemy's plan in the bud.

如果我们迅速进攻就可以使敌人的计划鹿死胎中。

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So you have to wonder about major league baseball commissioner Alan (bud) Selig's plan to have revenue-rich teams like the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians share more of their wealth with their poorer cousins.

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The global economy is in bud, but it is far too soon to plan for summer.

ECONOMIST: The world economy

Baseball Commissioner Alan (Bud) Selig first imposed the revenue-sharing plan in 1993 as a way to fix baseball's broken economic system.

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