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slippery

[slip-uh-ree, slip-ree] / ˈslɪp ə ri, ˈslɪp ri /




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"Halzen's work, and the work of those he inspired with his vision, was foundational in giving humanity a new window on the universe and on the mysterious and notoriously slippery neutrino," he stated.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

While Devon Again finishes her long-simmering debut album — she hopes to have it out next year — her new music is just as slippery, even confrontational to the pop stardom she’s so close to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

It’s all movie magic, of course, with nothing liquid or even slippery, despite appearances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Knowing this documentary exists — that a slippery figure like Fielder is going toe-to-toe with the equally shifty Holmes — is its own “spoiler.”

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

George moves more quickly than Axel has ever seen before, through the gate, down the walkway, even on the uneven stones, even over the slippery leaves on the ground.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

Keep these traits in check the next time you find yourself in a horror film scenario: curiosity—the genre’s original sin—and dissatisfaction, its slipperier cousin.

From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025

The iPhone SE is slightly taller, wider, and heavier than the Mini — not to mention slipperier with its rounded corners.

From The Verge ● Sep. 8, 2022

He also said the ice surface was slipperier than during visits on sunny days in previous years.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2022

Osunde will soon illustrate its slipperier connotations, which touch both the marginalized and the powerful — albeit differently of course.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2022

Ma was growing heavier and slipperier, and my arms were aching from holding on to her.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The new method proved exceptionally effective, as the team created the slipperiest liquid surface in the world.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2023

As he explains in his memoir, Ronnie was “a conman, fantasist, occasional jailbird, and my father. . . . Ronnie’s life was spent walking on the thinnest, slipperiest ice you can imagine.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2020

East End Underworld by Raphael Samuel Published in 1981, this is the story of Arthur Harding, who was born in 1896 and became known as “the slipperiest character in Brick Lane”.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 7, 2019

Not only is no one morally exemplary, but the title character is also the slipperiest of the bunch.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2017

Among the slipperiest of all is AIDS, which evolves new antigens even as it sits within an individual patient, thereby eventually overwhelming his or her immune system.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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