slot
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Soon after entering Disneyland, I secured an 11:50 a.m. slot on my favorite ride, Space Mountain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The third slot remains up for grabs, with neither Josh Tongue nor Saqib Mahmood consolidating their place in the side.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
“If you were to cancel your slot, you’d have to wait five or 10 years to get an incremental slot,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
As the show’s host, Queen Latifah dispensed uplifting thoughts about American idealism throughout the evening but also got a slot of her own to do her classic “U.N.I.T.Y.” with help from a rambunctious drum line.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Turing sets his rotor into an open slot.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
The expansion means Gov. Gavin Newsom will fulfill nearly three-quarters of the slots he promised in 2021.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
"Prime take-off and landing slots, growth in higher margin holidays and an order book of shiny new Airbus aircraft make it very appealing," he said, adding that EasyJet "should go for more" than the offer.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Out of seven drama supporting actress slots, four went to “The Pitt,” including nods for Taylor Dearden, Fiona Dourif, newcomer Sepideh Moafi and last year’s winner Katherine LaNasa.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
He and four co-hosts rotated, with Bergstrom anchoring the prime hours and bleeding into some of the others’ time slots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
She wasn’t exactly trying to fill slots either.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
The ecosystem does not wait for evidence; it constructs a narrative framework into which evidence, if it ever appears, can be slotted later.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Saka came off the bench in the 4-2 World Cup win over Croatia on Wednesday, and immediately provided an assist to fellow substitute Marcus Rashford, who slotted home England's fourth.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
His novels can be slotted into some mystery/thriller subcategories — “Blacktop Wasteland” is a heist novel, “Razorblade Tears” a revenge thriller, “All the Sinners Bleed” a police procedural.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
Screws with a cross-shaped head were shown to outperform those with a slotted head because a cross-shaped driver “sticks” inside without slippage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
That night I was fast asleep on my shelf, slotted in with all the other prisoners in my barrack, when shouts startled me out of my sleep.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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
Meanwhile, Semenyo starred for Bournemouth before slotting in seamlessly to the Manchester City attack following his move to Pep Guardiola's side in January, while Igor Thiago has shone up front for Brentford.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026
His replacement Ordaz put the game to rest, slotting in from a mazy run down the left and low cross by Bouanga.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
The machines will excavate and construct the tunnel as they move, slotting concrete segments into place.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
I wasn’t interested in slotting myself into a passive role, waiting for Barack’s team to give me direction.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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