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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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This enthusiasm occasionally causes the book to slip between the boundary of novel and textbook—at one point, a scientist lectures poor Felix on the science of sound.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In an interview with biographer Michael D’Antonio, Trump let slip that one of his favorite songs of all time was a schmaltzy piano ballad recorded by the late, great Peggy Lee.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

"We've got teams standing by, we've got lawyers standing by, very focused on that. We don't want to let anyone down, we don't want to let anything slip away, and we've seen nothing."

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

When you’re a kid, it arrives all at once: the last school bell, the first trip to the pool, the permission slip feeling of a completely unscheduled Tuesday.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

Hopefully, her family tree will wow the class so much that if I slip in quickly after her, no one will notice how pathetic my findings are!

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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