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blip

[blip] / blɪp /
NOUN
minor shock
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Yet is it the start of a decline or just a blip in the road for Sale?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It was a kind of symbol for his new mantra after the blip: “have the hard conversations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The stock fell 16% over that period, and investors were perhaps starting to question whether it would be more than a blip.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Wilson, who was born in Waco, Texas, and spent his career from the late 1960s on in New York, has hardly been more than a blip in his own country during the last decade.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

The captain stared at the radar blip of their pursuer.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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