slip
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And it did not take long for the movement’s “pro-woman” mask to slip after B.P.J.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Not realising they were audible even leaning out of windows or in the garden, the prisoners let slip secrets, including details of the development of the first ballistic missiles, V-2s.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
"It's not a high heel and it's really kind of easy to just slip in and slip out of," she says.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
The bank fixed the error and gave him a deposit slip that read: “Correction, teller debited wrong account.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She pushed the slip of paper across the counter.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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He was also part of the side who qualified for the Champions League in 2023 and 2025, before they slipped to 12th place in the Premier League last season.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Traffic is down, our value proposition has slipped and franchisee economics are under pressure,” CEO Bob Wright said on Wendy’s earnings call Friday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
Moreover, the unemployment rate among the foreign-born population slipped to 3.2%, adjusting for seasonal swings, from 4% in January, according to Haver Analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Under Armour slipped after cutting its revenue outlook for the year, now expecting a mid-single-digit percentage decline rather than a slight drop.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He slipped his hands into his pockets and stared at the floor until Anna May finished her transactions.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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"It just kept slipping out of my hands," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The concept centers on the idea of accidentally slipping out of normal reality and becoming trapped in this monotonous, labyrinthine environment with no clear exit.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
One of OpenAI's most advanced models broke out of a locked-down test and attacked another company's website -- reviving fears that AI systems are slipping beyond their creators' control.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
U.S. stock market moves were muted, with the Nasdaq composite slipping and the Dow industrials edging higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
She folded back her scrap quilt, and up she rose, slipping out of her nightdress.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
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Thro' an awaiting soul 'tis slipt And lo, words spring that breathe immortal.
From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young
Then she flew from the ball-room, and put On her Catskin robe again; And slipt in unseen by the cook, Who little thought where she had been.
From The Nursery Rhymes of England by Various
And once she slipt, and nearly fell with fright, Upon a slimy, moving thing, that crawled!
From Myra's Well A Tale of All-Hallow-E'en by Dawson, George Francis
As shadow by shadow slipt silently into the dark road behind the Grave, I saw the Angel touch for a moment every pale brow.
From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Macleod, Fiona
To escape observation, he slipt to a side; and when he peered in again, no one was to be seen.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 by Leighton, Alexander
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