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“There’s been a whole series of legal challenges he’s been able to slip out of, but voters are at least vaguely aware of them,” Jillson said.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

It is a third Matchplay title in four years for Greaves but having let a 5-3 lead slip, the 22-year-old was under pressure when Sherrock hit a 180 in the decider.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

It’s made of the joy-buzzer energy coming into your palms through the rack-and-pinion steering, the wheel gains heft and braille-like sensitivity as cornering loads and slip angles increase.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

Postpaid net additions slip to 22,000 from 35,000 a year earlier, reflecting softer gross adds and ongoing promotional pressure, though churn improved to 0.94%, suggesting better customer retention.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

As he reached to put the book up, I turned to leave, hoping to slip away without any hassle.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

England's Jade O'Dowda was only eighth quickest and slipped back to second, 49 points in arrears.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

I couldn’t tell whether she meant the jazz CD Stephen was holding or “The Secret Garden,” but I took it as permission nonetheless and slipped the book into my purse.

From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026

Inside the house, Trujillo peered into a room and saw an unmade, empty bed, “as if someone slipped out.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The global oil benchmark fell 1.8% to $98.92 a barrel, while WTI futures slipped 1.75% t $90.62 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

I slipped out the side door and into one of the theater’s many hallways.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

"It just kept slipping out of my hands," she said.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

The concept centers on the idea of accidentally slipping out of normal reality and becoming trapped in this monotonous, labyrinthine environment with no clear exit.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026

One of OpenAI's most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company's website -- reviving fears that AI systems are slipping beyond their creators' control.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

Institute for Supply Management’s orders-to-inventories ratio has also been slipping over the past three months, which adds to the same risk.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026

Lily appears by my side, slipping her tiny fingers into mine.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

A Pin of a middling Size has been discharged by Urine, three Days after it slipt down; and a little Bone has been expelled the same Way, besides Cherry-stones, Plumb-stones, and even one Peach-stone.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

With this, the old man quietly slipt out of the room, as if he were afraid the slightest noise might awaken the departed knight.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Hauff, Wilhelm

He himself, thinking it was Healy, slipt quietly by, for he did not want to be recognised, as the carrier often came to his master's, and might have betrayed him.

From Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas by Crowe, Catherine

In descending from his chaise, one of his crutches fell, and a bonbonniere, of which the contents were dispersed upon the ground, slipt from the hand of his valet.

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny

Fifth row—knit one, slip one, knit two as one, and bring the slipt stitch over, and then knit one, make one, knit one, wool forward.

From The New Guide to Knitting & Crochet by Cooper, Marie Jane