slot
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According to experts, an average 30-second World Cup advertising slot on Fox costs between $200,000 and $300,000.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Gerardo Salcedo, the son of the business owner, told ABC7 that investigators had obtained surveillance video that showed a man on a bicycle putting a bottle through the mail slot minutes before the fire ignited.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
JPMorgan moved up the league tables to the top slot in foreign exchange, and it has stayed high in the rankings ever since.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
This feels unfair not only to Curacao and Ivory Coast but also to the teams hoping to take a third-place slot.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Vonetta ran to her room, got the mummy jar, and pushed the five-dollar bill down the slot.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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"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
Castlelake’s experience in aircraft leasing and airline investments, together with easyJet’s valuable landing slots at major airports such as London Gatwick, makes the acquisition strategically attractive, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Even with the expansion, the state funds enough slots to subsidize only about 18% of eligible children.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
The center was domed with two slots graven into either slope.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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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
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
Then, after Ross Barkley equalised, Fernandes threaded a pass through the Villa defence for Matheus Cunha who slotted home to give United a lead they would not lose.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2026
It soared a hundred feet above us, smooth along its bottom half, slotted along the upper half to catch the wind, with little spade-shaped ornaments at the top.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
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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
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
The machines will excavate and construct the tunnel as they move, slotting concrete segments into place.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2026
Henry Arundell is the sole backline replacement on the bench, leaving open the possibility of back row Ben Earl slotting into midfield once again.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2025
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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