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slip of tongue



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"It's hard denying that Kuroda's slip of tongue pushed the yen below 145."

From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2022

Yet the notion persists in Washington that Malik is too experienced a diplomat to have allowed himself an uncalculated slip of tongue.

From Time Magazine Archive

As his father repeated the expression Drew realized the slip of tongue he had made.

From Rebel Spurs by Andre Norton

Even now some slight slip of tongue, or action, could easily ruin everything accomplished, yet I durst not omit the precaution, lest the missing key awaken suspicion and lead to immediate pursuit.

From Prisoners of Chance The Story of What Befell Geoffrey Benteen, Borderman, through His Love for a Lady of France by Randall Parrish

Lucy did not catch the slip of tongue.

From Wildfire by Zane Grey




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