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slot

[slot] / slɒt /


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With “To Catch a Predator” already a hit, NBC execs decide to move the show to a primetime slot to capitalize on its success.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

First Guehi was tackled by Lamine Yamal on the edge of his own box, allowing the Spain winger to drive towards goal and slot in his side's opener.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

Mr. Fiennes doesn’t slot his writers into self-contained chapters, but holds “a rolling conversation” between himself and his subjects as he goes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

A special advance preview of the Season 2 premiere aired Sunday, but the show will move into its regular time slot Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

It had a slot in the center of the cockpit, beside which rested a long centerboard.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

Whoever the remaining members of the board — which include Vance — select to fill those slots will help determine who is chosen to replace Bunch as secretary, and the institution’s future course.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Known as Porchfests, this trend involves a community-driven effort to organize and schedule a day of live performances in a residential area, with musicians of all skill levels and genres performing in assigned time slots.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

"As a group we've changed our shopping habits and M&S slots into that," she says.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Tuition has surged and slots at top schools have not expanded.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

He peered into the slots between, almost sobbing with desperation.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi

But even die-hard college football fans didn’t know Chambliss’s name when he slotted in second on the depth chart last autumn in Mississippi.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Luz Mary Gonzalez, a teacher, sat on the ground with a dozen more volunteers, writing messages of solidarity to be slotted into donation boxes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Bailey Cadamarteri ran through on goal and slotted in to put Wrexham back in front before Leeds again levelled when Longstaff scored with a right-footed shot.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

In the past, studios have plucked influencers from their online niche and slotted them into whatever mainstream production needed a face.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

As they couldn’t go through the mail slot they had been pushed under the door, slotted through the sides, and a few even forced through the small window in the downstairs bathroom.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

His first was a fine solo goal as he ran through, leaving defenders on the floor before slotting in.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I see him slotting into relief and being a two-or-three-inning guy,” Roberts said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Paul went on his podcast armed with a whiteboard, slotting James into various imaginary lineups around the NBA—Minnesota, Denver, and Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Pushing Tom Banton or Jacob Bethell up to open and slotting Ahmed into the middle order would be a huge gamble backed up by little evidence.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

I wasn’t interested in slotting myself into a passive role, waiting for Barack’s team to give me direction.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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