slipping
Example Sentences
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Micron stock was slipping Monday as another Chinese memory-chip market prepares for an initial public offering.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
They're slipping down the pecking order and they're the only team not using the budget cap in full.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The trend measure—a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts—was little changed, slipping 0.5% to 247,377 housing units in July, the national housing agency said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The early good vibes faded a bit in afternoon trading, with major U.S. stock indexes slipping.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I bowed deeply as the first customers arrived, taking their ten dollars and slipping the cash deep into my pants pockets to save for Mr. Pinkerton.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
