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blip

[blip] / blɪp /
NOUN
minor shock
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Palace are over their mid-season blip too but, on the flip side, they don't have much to play for in the league now they are essentially safe.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

After Balcom explained that the portfolio was well diversified and this was a short-term blip, the investor decided to stay the course and not make any changes to his portfolio.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“To me, if we can make net power for a blip, that would already be a home run,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Micron Technology shares were on pace to snap a six-session losing streak Friday, with an analyst likening the recent market freakout over memory stocks to last winter’s DeepSeek saga that ultimately proved a blip.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

A single blip written into the software and every single piece of information in the Stormbreaker software could be destroyed at any time.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz