slack
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Whether they spend weekends at a high-end golf club or taking low-cost hikes could provide clues about how much slack they typically have in their monthly budget.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Global oil inventories—which include onshore tanks and oil floating on tankers at sea, and are a measure of the slack in energy markets—have fallen at a record pace since the start of the war.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Amid accusations of the set-up being too slack, England did not have a fielding coach on their staff in Australia, something that came under intense scrutiny when they dropped catches at crucial times.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
He wasn’t one to cut stars slack for their bad behavior.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
O’Dell whooped and did a little jig on the slack.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing slack
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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