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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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For decades, researchers have observed that many earthquakes show far less movement at the surface than deep underground, a phenomenon known as the "Shallow Slip Deficit."

From Science Daily • Dec. 16, 2025

In his autobiography, “Easily Slip Into Another World,” written with scholar Brent Hayes Edwards, he described a revelation, following a long search for “another way to organize sound.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

"It's a partner in which we no longer have confidence," Slip Francais founder Guillaume Gibault told AFP.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Effective public health messaging – which has drilled "Slip, Slop, Slap" into their heads – competes with a beauty culture which often idolises bronzed skin.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

“We’re talking about the Slip Kid’s East River.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken




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