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[flip] / flɪp /




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The researchers also found that a planetary tipping point hundreds of millions of years ago caused the global oxygen distribution to flip.

From Science Daily Jul. 16, 2026

Or can it flip into a different state?

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Newer, agentic AI platforms flip this on its head.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

It buys these companies to overhaul them and keep them, not flip them.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

I flip over the card, hoping—and also not hoping—to see Mom’s familiar print.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Before her, there was Porkchop, who was also rescued from the San Gabriel River with similar front flipper injuries.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

"I picked it up and thought I saw a movement in one flipper, so I carried it back to the campsite".

From BBC Feb. 10, 2026

The 85-pound turtle earned her nickname from aquarium staffers when she quickly began eating after having her flipper amputated, and her enthusiasm for grub hasn’t waned.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

That’s where she’s been on the mend since early March, when she arrived with a hook lodged in her throat and a flipper that was mostly dead from fishing line that had choked off circulation.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 28, 2026

He slapped the ground with his flipper arm.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

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

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

His approach to business flips the switch on the classic “Field of Dreams” mantra.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

Either the system remains unchanged, which is the behavior of bosons, or the system flips sign, which is what happens with fermions.

From Science Daily May 9, 2026

Ten-year yields are just starting to roll over as daily momentum flips negative.

From Barron's Apr. 17, 2026

“Well…” Emma flips the postcards over to the picture side.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Initial signs are that the ship flipped over after being hit by a big wave, Public Works Minister Juan Edghill said on Facebook.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

The politician who flipped the script on how to confront legal jeopardy was the late Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi who rose to power in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

But recently, this trend has been flipped on its head.

From MarketWatch Jul. 8, 2026

The momentum flipped when Gauff capitalised on a poor game from Pegula, breaking to love and maintaining her composure to battle back from 0-30 down as she served out the set to level the match.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

With a gentle push, he flipped open the lid.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

To top it all off, the star was gifted a pair of game-worn boots by his idol, external, Cristiano Ronaldo., external A flipping good result.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

A few years ago, he was flipping burgers in L.A., working at Starbucks, and taking whatever jobs he could find in the film or TV industry to make ends meet.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

In the run-up to Emmy nomination morning — and, honestly, at any other time of the year — you may have heard super-producer Taylor Sheridan preemptively flipping the bird at Emmy voters and critics.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

To measure its value, the state ran a controlled experiment and determined whether roads were striped or left unmarked by flipping a coin.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Stephanie is sitting at one of the stations in the back flipping through a magazine.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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