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tip

[tip] / tɪp /


NOUN
warning; useful hint or idea
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At a Pentagon news conference on Thursday, America's most senior military officer Gen Dan Caine presented a map which showed a "blockade line" stretching from the eastern tip of Oman to Iran's border with Pakistan.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

As I looked up, I saw the tray starting to tip toward me, and I thought, “Well, it’s not gonna fall. He’s a professional waiter. Nope! Here it comes!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In that light, his tip wasn’t a kindness but a form of mockery: the billionaire Trump rubbing everyone’s noses in how vast the gulf is between them.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

The gasoline table is the tip of the iceberg.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The al-mirajes followed in a long line, single file, the tip of one al-miraj’s horn just touching the white tail of the one in front.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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