slot
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Each cruise line has its own casino loyalty program—generally separate from the line’s regular loyalty program—that tracks your activity at table games and slot machines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
“Maybe next time I’ll try the other approach: I’ll board whenever I feel like it and drop my suitcase in the first open slot I see.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026
Wham secured the Christmas number one slot in both 2023 and 2024 - and could receive a sales boost this year, as fans mark the 10th anniversary of George Michael's death.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
This looks like a fascinating three-way battle at the top, with a longtime critics’ fave in the fourth slot, possibly earning his first nomination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
“I know exactly where I pulled it from”—I pointed up to the empty slot above his head—“so I thought I’d just reshelve it myself.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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“Many of the ad slots are now falling below the AI Overview, so a lot of people aren’t making it to that area,” Conner Crowe, a fractional marketing lead, told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026
Former employees of Lighthouse said the company typically sought to enroll kids in full-time or half-time slots, with a preference for full-time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
USC admitted 12.6% of first-year applicants this fall for sought-after slots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
For F1, with other countries also interested in slots on an already crowded schedule, that was too much to deal with.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Two guys brought the ball down and then the two guys who had hustled down into the forward slots came out and took the ball.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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Prematurely balding, Stewart missed out on many of the young romantic leads but quickly slotted into theater life, joining the RSC in 1966 and staying there until 1982.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
Xaver Schlager: The midfielder has slotted in well to the Forest engine room but was unable to influence the game this time.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Garcia-Leys said the plates could not be “used for a crime” or any other purpose unless they were slotted into a vest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Feinberg-Mngomezulu added the extras for a 26-17 lead and slotted a 70th-minute penalty to push the lead out to 12 points.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Nikhil’s father is upstairs,” his mother says to Maxine, lifting out a samosa with a slotted spatula and putting it on a paper-towel-lined plate.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Newman said that slotting the lieutenant governor into the role of governor in the event of a recall would follow a precedent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Paul went on his podcast armed with a whiteboard, slotting James into various imaginary lineups around the NBA—Minnesota, Denver, and Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
There was mayhem at the packed gathering of fans on 17 June, when Argentina star Lionel Messi scored his first 2026 Fifa World Cup goal by coolly slotting the ball past the Algerian goalkeeper.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
His replacement Ordaz put the game to rest, slotting in from a mazy run down the left and low cross by Bouanga.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
I wasn’t interested in slotting myself into a passive role, waiting for Barack’s team to give me direction.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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