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[slot] / slɒt /


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He dutifully stuffs the bills into the slot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Clay & Buck, after all, took over the time slot that was previously filled by Limbaugh, the OG microphone-as-megaphone gasbag.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

His latest provided the opener in his side's 2-0 win at Sunderland on Saturday, a slide-rule pass finding Maxim de Cuyper to slot home.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Trainers used manual manipulation to find Diaz’ ideal arm slot and build muscle memory, and he was quickly cleared to resume throwing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Vonetta ran to her room, got the mummy jar, and pushed the five-dollar bill down the slot.

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia

An interesting mix of about a half dozen blockbusters and indies also seem like good bets, while at least three of the 10 slots are fully up for grabs.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Pressure to provide more GP appointments is making it harder to include checks for gynaecological cancers within the 10-minute slots, doctors have said.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Still, playing on club teams may be necessary to have a chance at those few slots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Three of the nine citizen slots on the Board of Regents are vacant, and three more will be next month.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

He even stuck checks into the slots of those cans designed for people to drop their spare change.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

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

We just slotted right in with each other.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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

Fewer than 60 petitions annually get slotted for oral arguments and full review.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

She slotted it into the side of one of the bass, but she went too deep.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez

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

His first was a fine solo goal as he ran through, leaving defenders on the floor before slotting in.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I see him slotting into relief and being a two-or-three-inning guy,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

It’s an admirable acknowledgement of those behind the scenes, slotting film reels into the Dryden’s 75-year-old projectors, summoning shimmering worlds before our eyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

A little apart from them, an old woman was heading arrows: slotting needle-fine flakes of flint into the shafts, then gluing them in place with a paste of pine.blood and beeswax.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver


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