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slip

[slip] / slɪp /


NOUN
loss of foothold
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NOUN
decrease
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VERB
lessen, return to a lower quality
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“And so whatever any part of the Federal Reserve does, if they slip up, if they stumble on supervision or on payments, that reflects on our institutional credibility,” said Warsh.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

And both are attuned to the moments when Evans lets his aggravation slip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

They followed me into the basement, but I managed to slip into the elevator.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The real Bora, 29, managed to slip through the security cordon and make a dash towards central Delhi before eventually being detained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Shoving away the queasy feeling that’s creeping into my gut, I slip my weekend essentials into my backpack along with my Moleskine sketchbook, my drawing pencils, and my chemistry textbook.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

But she slipped up, triggering ripples of laughter, when she referred to "my president, excuse me, my husband."

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Heisman Trophy has all but slipped from his grasp, and his hold on the No. 1 spot in the NFL draft is facing threats from, among others, upstart Oklahoma State quarterback Drew Mestemaker.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Treasury yields slipped as the bonds selloff eased to end another eventful week ahead of key U.S. inflation data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

But the world champions have slipped from competitiveness in recent races, and before the Singapore Grand Prix they lie in third place in the constructors' championship, only 11 points ahead of Red Bull.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Four weeks later, asleep with a smile on her lips, Mama slipped away from us forever.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Yamamoto crashed hard, slipping on the slick grass as he tried to pivot but still managing to make a throw to first from the ground.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

"It's been a difficult weekend. I felt on Friday things were slipping away. We were a bit powerless with the road position we had and Oliver was flying."

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Intel shares were slipping on Monday after Elon Musk confirmed that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. could take part in his massive chip-making project.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Dairy prices were little changed in September, slipping 0.1% and remaining more than 19% below their year-earlier level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The dogs were slipping on punchy snow, snow that was mostly ice.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Then he had used persuasion and cajolery, until at last the boy had slipt into the pool, and in a week was swimming with the best of them.

From Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson

Bertha having slipt out of the room, Marie escaped the tender grasp of Dieterick's hand, and profited by this opportunity to turn the subject of the conversation.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff

The chamber-maid of the bride remarked how I retired apart, and slipt after me once to see what I did alone, for she still looked upon me as very childish, because I was small.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Gustav Freytag

Khalaf, however, quietly slipt out of the tent, leaving his father and mother there, and went through the horde, asking charity of the passers-by.

From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Julia Pardoe

He must have been conveyed by an angel, or have slipt on a sudden into a railroad train, purposely and for the nonce provided.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various


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