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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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“There’s been a whole series of legal challenges he’s been able to slip out of, but voters are at least vaguely aware of them,” Jillson said.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

Professionals with air rifles shoot the pigeons at night in an effort to prevent droppings becoming slip hazards or causing illness, but critics say the method is inhumane.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Eurozone gross domestic product contracted in the first three months of the year, with geopolitical uncertainty raising concerns that the economy could slip into a recession in the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

It’s possible banks are tightening their standards, which means more creditworthy accounts are getting counted while nonpaying accounts are charged off or slip into delinquency.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

As we jolted back into motion, the tears finally started to slip down my face, and there was nothing I could do about it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Persistent rain turned torrential and the first two throws of the women's hammer throw slipped from athletes' grip and clattered into the cage as thunder cracked above the arena.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

I couldn’t tell whether she meant the jazz CD Stephen was holding or “The Secret Garden,” but I took it as permission nonetheless and slipped the book into my purse.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

As the Dodgers bullpen took over in the sixth, however, the game slipped away.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

The global oil benchmark fell 1.8% to $98.92 a barrel, while WTI futures slipped 1.75% t $90.62 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

My hat came next; he drew it down over my brow, slipped a finger under the brim and tucked back a strand of hair, and settled the wool over the tips of my ears.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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

Institute for Supply Management’s orders-to-inventories ratio has also been slipping over the past three months, which adds to the same risk.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

But it also said the real number of those slipping through the system could be "significant".

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Furthermore, despite the overall uptick in activity, the manufacturing sector appears to be slipping back into deflation, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 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

The wind slipt over the hill And down the valley.

From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young

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 Lever, Charles James

In descending from his chaise, one of his crutches fell, and a bonbonniere, of which the contents were dispersed upon the ground, slipt from the hand of his valet.

From The Wanderer (Volume 3 of 5) or, Female Difficulties by Burney, Fanny

A Plummet which slipt down, while the Throat of a Patient was searching, killed him at the End of two Years.

From Advice to the people in general, with regard to their health by Tissot, S. A. D. (Samuel Auguste David)

Thro' an awaiting soul 'tis slipt And lo, words spring that breathe immortal.

From Song-Surf by Rice, Cale Young




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