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[flip] / flɪp /




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The lawyer appointed by the court to oversee the foreclosure auction said he assumed most bidders planned to flip the home for resale.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

And this overtaking, if you want, is the flip side of the energy starvation.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

On the flip side, boxing matches featuring the likes of Jake Paul tend to benefit from a strong marketing push and higher general awareness due to the fighters’ fame.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

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

“But the flip side of not ‘looking right’ means you can walk away from it completely and never ask yourself if that’s actually out of respect, or just out of fear.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Porkchop, a turtle rescued from the river last year, lost a flipper after a fishing line severely constricted the limb.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2026

She has been recovering for three months since her first surgery to save her flipper and has shown promising improvement, though her journey is far from over.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2026

In fact, as with Porkchop, it was wound tightly around her front right flipper.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 27, 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 flipper flapped against the flagstones three times.

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

A recent Chipotle ad for the chain’s adobo chicken advertises the meat as grilled—even as an actor flips the thighs on what appears to be a flat-top griddle.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 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

She flips the card over, and my heart skips at the familiar printing, but I don’t bother reading the note.

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

North Wales Police said it received multiple calls about the manner in which the silver Nissan Qashqai was driving before crashing at Marine Drive, with photos showing the vehicle flipped on its roof.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The building’s solar array had a shutdown switch that firefighters flipped when the most recent blaze began, according to the fire department.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Big tech has suddenly flipped on the AI jobs wipeout scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Ella flipped the coin, then pressed it to her ear.

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

Pittsburgh Pirate Casey Stengel flipping a bird —from under his cap—before a hostile Ebbets Field crowd in 1919.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

This time, he nearly tore the pages flipping through them, trying to find some explanation.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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