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Justin Rose said his latest run at the Masters was the "chance that got away" as he let slip a final-round lead and fell short of the Green Jacket once again.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Knowing that handing off the mantle to any of these soft-bellied siblings meant dooming his life’s work, Roy let slip one of the most devastating parental assessments ever captured on television.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

Some let slip their secrets during the actual cook-off, when host Sarah Rankin interviews them as they stir away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

But later, in a discussion about her role in helping to pass the Welsh government's budget last month, she perhaps let slip the sort of numbers the Lib Dems were looking at.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2025

These things were you, now there is no connection whatever; the sorrow within me is not for this body which has suffered and in suffering has let slip the spirit, but for you, my son.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya




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