slip
Example Sentences
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"We've got teams standing by, we've got lawyers standing by, very focused on that. We don't want to let anyone down, we don't want to let anything slip away, and we've seen nothing."
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
In messages on Aug. 10, the two settled on a reference to private “hangar meetings” that Walker would slip into her message to Gates, specifically because, as Epstein put it, “he won’t forward that.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s Didion’s ability to undermine — to slip a blade between the ribs — in a single sentence that has always thrilled the critic in me.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Ministers say the move, announced alongside a government-commissioned review earlier this year, will reduce the risk that impermissible donations from foreign nationals will "slip through the net".
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
He passes across a small slip of paper.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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Visual Arts - Introductory
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