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[slot] / slɒt /


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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

Musk, worth a cool $1 trillion according to Forbes, would slot in at number 23 — just behind Poland, at $1.04 trillion, and ahead of Taiwan, at $920 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

With “To Catch a Predator” already a hit, NBC execs decide to move the show to a primetime slot to capitalize on its success.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

She used to follow after him every place he went—out fishing in the woods, to the clubhouses he built with other boys, to the slot machine in the back of Mr. Brannon’s restaurant—everywhere.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

USC admitted 12.6% of first-year applicants this fall for sought-after slots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The museum later apologised to those who had been unable to enter and said they would be issued refunds and priority booking slots for a rearranged time.

From BBC ● 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

Known as Porchfests, this trend involves a community-driven effort to organize and schedule a day of live performances in a residential area, with musicians of all skill levels and genres performing in assigned time slots.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

I stare at it as I fold a box’s side flaps and secure the tabs inside the slots.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Report cards weren’t handed out; they were slotted into our personal cubbyholes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Feinberg-Mngomezulu added the extras for a 26-17 lead and slotted a 70th-minute penalty to push the lead out to 12 points.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Luz Mary Gonzalez, a teacher, sat on the ground with a dozen more volunteers, writing messages of solidarity to be slotted into donation boxes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Bailey Cadamarteri ran through on goal and slotted in to put Wrexham back in front before Leeds again levelled when Longstaff scored with a right-footed shot.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Plucking Root’s eyelid with thumb and forefinger, he slotted in the iris-cam.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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

“I see him slotting into relief and being a two-or-three-inning guy,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Paul went on his podcast armed with a whiteboard, slotting James into various imaginary lineups around the NBA—Minnesota, Denver, and Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Frankfurt's Mohamed Dahoud passed behind him without noticing the on-rushing Solanke, who took a touch before slotting home.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 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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