slip
Example Sentences
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Demand for U.S. durable goods slipped in December, according to delayed data published by the Commerce Department on Wednesday.
However, the surgeon's drill slipped, damaging nerves and blood vessels which led to her needing an above-knee amputation after emergency repair surgery failed, said her lawyers at Hudgell Solicitors.
From BBC
Last year, the number of Canadian visitors slipped to 1.4 million, according to the nonprofit.
From Los Angeles Times
She slips between characters through rapid costume changes as several cameras film her live, projecting close-ups of her face onto a screen where the audience watches much of the action unfold.
From BBC
Phage are already being engineered to fight antibiotic resistance by slipping past bacterial defenses and delivering disruptive genetic material into cells.
From Science Daily
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