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tip

[tip] / tɪp /


NOUN
warning; useful hint or idea
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She added: "At a time when people are watching every pound, dripped fees can tip the balance."

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Residents reported over 6,700 potholes in January and nearly 5,000 reports were submitted in February and again in March, according to data from the city’s 311 tip line analyzed by the nonprofit newsroom Crosstown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

“This is the tip of the inflation iceberg,” warns longstanding Social Security analyst Mary Johnson.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Salted enough to tip it firmly into savory, so it reads as part of the dish, not an afterthought.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

A ridge of pointed plates, none more than a quarter of an inch high, ran from the top of the dragon's head to the tip of its tail.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville




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