slot
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He dutifully stuffs the bills into the slot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Clay & Buck, after all, took over the time slot that was previously filled by Limbaugh, the OG microphone-as-megaphone gasbag.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026
His latest provided the opener in his side's 2-0 win at Sunderland on Saturday, a slide-rule pass finding Maxim de Cuyper to slot home.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Trainers used manual manipulation to find Diaz’ ideal arm slot and build muscle memory, and he was quickly cleared to resume throwing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Vonetta ran to her room, got the mummy jar, and pushed the five-dollar bill down the slot.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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An interesting mix of about a half dozen blockbusters and indies also seem like good bets, while at least three of the 10 slots are fully up for grabs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Pressure to provide more GP appointments is making it harder to include checks for gynaecological cancers within the 10-minute slots, doctors have said.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Still, playing on club teams may be necessary to have a chance at those few slots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Three of the nine citizen slots on the Board of Regents are vacant, and three more will be next month.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
He even stuck checks into the slots of those cans designed for people to drop their spare change.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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Prematurely balding, Stewart missed out on many of the young romantic leads but quickly slotted into theater life, joining the RSC in 1966 and staying there until 1982.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
We just slotted right in with each other.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Garcia-Leys said the plates could not be “used for a crime” or any other purpose unless they were slotted into a vest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Fewer than 60 petitions annually get slotted for oral arguments and full review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
She slotted it into the side of one of the bass, but she went too deep.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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Newman said that slotting the lieutenant governor into the role of governor in the event of a recall would follow a precedent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
His first was a fine solo goal as he ran through, leaving defenders on the floor before slotting in.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“I see him slotting into relief and being a two-or-three-inning guy,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
It’s an admirable acknowledgement of those behind the scenes, slotting film reels into the Dryden’s 75-year-old projectors, summoning shimmering worlds before our eyes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
A little apart from them, an old woman was heading arrows: slotting needle-fine flakes of flint into the shafts, then gluing them in place with a paste of pine.blood and beeswax.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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