flip
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But flip them over, and there’s a redesigned sensor array that can capture more frequent data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
He was alone and wearing light summer clothing, including shorts and flip flops.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
A luscious and melancholy white-soul song that I’d bet Phil Collins admired back in the day — and that Justin Bieber would probably flip for now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
On the flip side, Florida homeowners are feeling some relief as premiums cool off.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
I flip open the top and hold it over Len, but not a single drop falls.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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Even if you look slightly farther afield—specifically to a Montecito home that was bought by A-list home flipper Ellen DeGeneres in November 2025—it’s clear that price estimates don’t always reflect a home’s true value.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The three-bedroom, one-bath home was dilapidated before an out-of-state house flipper fixed it up, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
One ex-house flipper said he’d experimented with 50 AI-generated business ideas before landing on one he liked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
This one, a 200-plus-pounder named Meatloaf, similarly suffered a flipper injury.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
Her one hand was limp, like a flipper.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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His code is the survival of the flippest, and he talks a lingo as forthright and gamy, in its way, as a soldier’s.
From Time ● Jan. 27, 2015
His code is the survival of the flippest, and he talks a lingo as forthright and gamy, in its way, as a soldier's.
From Time Magazine Archive
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That does not mean the weather suddenly changes when the calendar flips to 1 September.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Levanon said AI flips that idea on its head.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Online videos have shown Unitree robots performing back flips and cartwheels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Another manufacturer, Honor, showcased an AI system for its "Robot Phone", whose interactive camera flips up on a small robotic arm.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
She turns on the car and flips on the windshield wipers.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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“I flipped the light switch on and took about two more steps, and there’s a man standing there,” Roebuck recalls, “a little short guy, holding a rifle in his hand.”
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Warsh told you this was coming at Jackson Hole, when he flipped the Fed’s default from hold unless the data forces a move to raise unless the data makes it unnecessary.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
"It was like the entire world just completely flipped on its head in a moment."
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
And when I flipped him over my back for the first time and he landed like a sack of meat, David beamed and yelled in his best “Karate Kid” voice, “Finish meeee!!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
They shook hands and flipped a coin to see which team would be up at bat first.
From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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Sales volumes were up 0.5% on month, flipping the 0.5% fall in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In those famous cases that led to crises, the Fed was flipping the narrative; in this case, it is simply trying to find a level of rates that would put some downward pressure on inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
By flipping out at anyone who brings it up, they’re only ensuring more people are paying attention.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Walter’s flipping of the franchise netted him a $2.5-billion profit after only 14 months of ownership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
He was flipping through the newspaper, licking his fingers every few seconds to turn the pages, as if anyone could read that fast.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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