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slip

[slip] / slɪp /


NOUN
loss of foothold
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NOUN
decrease
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VERB
lessen, return to a lower quality
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We also own a marina slip near our primary residence.

From MarketWatch Sep. 21, 2026

But All-Pro safety Derwin James Jr. let the mask slip a bit.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Before filing arrest warrants, Johnson likes to contact alleged fraudsters to see if panic will make them slip up.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

The S&P 500 sits about 3% below its all-time high, and could slip more before rallying.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

I slip on my sweater and hustle past all my classmates who are cramming for the test that’s about to start or squealing about summer plans even though middle school is not over yet.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

Middlesex fought back through Higgins and Duke, and the Foxes will perhaps look back on that partnership as an opportunity that slipped away.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Nine months after an injury ended his reign as flyweight champion in just 26 seconds, the Brazilian returned to the Octagon to try to reclaim the belt that slipped away.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

Precious metal prices rose as the dollar slipped slightly ahead of the Fed decision.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

More recently, stocks have slipped while yields have continued to rise.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Mr. Haber dropped his hand from the door and slipped it in his pocket.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Though Tom Banton dropped a catch slipping on the greasy outfield, England's fielding was otherwise exceptional.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

Oil prices fell for a third day Friday, with WTI crude slipping below $100 a barrel as expectations of restored Saudi pipeline flows eased immediate supply concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The third match saw Auston Kim and Rose Zhang from the US dominating Nastasia Nadaud and Leona Maguire, never slipping behind and cruising to a 3&2 win.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

He edged Leclerc by just 0.006secs as Ferrari rued yet another tantalising chance slipping through their fingers.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

But just as I began to protest, Mr. Pinkerton stepped into the railcar from the back platform and pulled the door shut, slipping his watch into his vest pocket.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

When we slipt, you would lift us up, and establish us by your counsels; we should march with sure steps in the rough paths of virtue.

From Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes by Pierre Bayle

The British ships slipt their cables at their approach, and likewise formed in line of battle, but his lordship avoided an encounter while the enemy had the weathergage.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Washington Irving

Fifth row—knit one, slip one, knit two as one, and bring the slipt stitch over, and then knit one, make one, knit one, wool forward.

From The New Guide to Knitting & Crochet by Marie Jane Cooper

He must have been conveyed by an angel, or have slipt on a sudden into a railroad train, purposely and for the nonce provided.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various

Who walking down Pall Mall, He slipt his foot, And down he fell, And fears he won't get well again.'

From The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) by Charles James Lever




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