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  • past tense form of slay.
  • a variation of slue.
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slew

[sloo] / slu /


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There are still a slew of Fed speakers on tap for the week ahead that could influence a jittery bond market, as well as minutes of September’s central-bank meeting, due on Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 4, 2026

The buzz has also spawned a slew of similar offerings, both open-source models and tools from established companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

It centred around a slew of TikTok videos narrated by a distinctively "deep" and "lustrous" voice that Tsuda, 55, said can only be his.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Jailbreaks present a different kind of risk to those seen with the recent slew of high-profile AI incidents.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

“It is indeed. Asmodeus the snake lies dead. I slew him with this very weapon. It is the great sword of Martin the Warrior!”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

For manager Brian Epstein, the very notion of the Beatles performing in any venue with slews of empty seats was a non-starter.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2025

He had gold and platinum albums, was on the cover of Time and Newsweek, and won slews of Grammys and Emmys.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

Tourism on the whole is increasing, bringing slews of strangers to the idyllic island off the Washington coast.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

Webb is a big telescope, so it slews slower than the minute hand on a clock.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2022

Growned folks have whole slews of ways of crushing your spirits if you’re young.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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