tip
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“It’s a broad emerging market strategy with India kind of on the tip of the spear,” McNamara said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
On Nick Madrigal’s sharp line drive in the third inning, the pitcher reached for the ball and popped it up with the tip of his glove.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
On the morning of 21 October 1966, a colliery spoil tip collapsed on the hillside above Pantglas Junior School, sending tonnes of slurry crashing through the building and nearby houses.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“Hood County should have been the tip of the spear,” she added.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
“Good morning, Mrs. Burr,” he would say to one of the White ladies with a tip of the hat, his cleaning bucket hanging from his free arm.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing tip
Greetings, World Traveler! — List 1
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Selection Vocabulary 5, Unit 1
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Unit 13
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