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  • past tense form of slay.
  • a variation of slue.
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slew

[sloo] / slu /


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A slew of injuries, with mechanical issues layered on top, had other plans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

It introduces a slew of reforms aimed at strengthening the electric grid and mandates that data centers pay for all of their associated transmission costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Jailbreaks present a different kind of risk to those seen with the recent slew of high-profile AI incidents.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The mission was expected to help SpaceX test a slew of improvements to Starship and its Super Heavy booster, setting up what the company called the “next phase” of making the rocket fully reusable.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

“This is why I kept this thing in a case. I put a slew of enchantments over it, which was supposed to make the trophy case impenetrable!”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

For manager Brian Epstein, the very notion of the Beatles performing in any venue with slews of empty seats was a non-starter.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2025

He had gold and platinum albums, was on the cover of Time and Newsweek, and won slews of Grammys and Emmys.

From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

Tourism on the whole is increasing, bringing slews of strangers to the idyllic island off the Washington coast.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

Webb is a big telescope, so it slews slower than the minute hand on a clock.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 11, 2022

Growned folks have whole slews of ways of crushing your spirits if you’re young.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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