slips

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And then there’s literary chameleon Silvia Moreno-Garcia, who slips into a dark and steamy tale steeped in the tropes of James M. Cain, recent Mexican history and telenovelas.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

But the phantoms of the past remain, haunting our dreams and taunting us with the comfort of imagined reconciliation, until we wake up and it slips away.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Most-active gold falls 1.4% to $4,759/oz, while silver slips 3.7% to $77.10/oz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

But land slips and erosion have led to parts of the trail being rerouted or closed for safety reasons in the south west and along Dorset's Jurassic coast.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Nyla sits on a stool next to the pod and slips on gloves like she’s a dental hygienist about to perform a cleaning.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera