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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 does not slip," bellowed an emotional Liverpool skipper after a 3-2 win at Manchester City made it 10 on the spin and put the Reds on the brink of a first title since 1990.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Recalling the day in a recent interview with The Times, Cook quickly turns indignant about the bureaucratic odyssey that yellow slip launched.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“Incredible player and I imagine one day he’ll slip on a green jacket.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

It aims to land humans on the Moon again, although the date is likely to slip.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Catching up to the line, I unfolded the small blue slip of paper.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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