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tip

[tip] / tɪp /


NOUN
warning; useful hint or idea
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He added that the 250 cases a day detected by the ABI last year were "unfortunately likely to be just the tip of the iceberg".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Internet sleuths also have started using AI to “unmask” suspects in high-profile cases, flooding tip lines with bad information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

But he added that "this is unlikely to tip the balance for the ECB" and he expects policymakers to keep rates steady at their next meeting in October, before hiking again in December.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

This was the tip of the iceberg after he had seen poor quality workmanship over about six years.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The bartender’s tip had not yet reached the Kremlin when Presidium members gathered the next morning, Thursday, October 25.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin

Grammy prognosticators have tipped Kay as a potential best new artist nominee when nods are announced Nov. 16.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The pace accelerated from August’s 68.7% increase even though there were fewer working days during the holiday-shortened month, and beat the 65.4% increase tipped by a Wall Street Journal survey of 13 economists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, a suspicious member of staff at the club tipped off police.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Bardella, 31, tipped to be prime minister if Le Pen becomes France's president, wrote on X he "formally" rejected the allegations which he described as "crude forgeries", saying he would take legal action against Mediapart.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Sometimes he twirled around so much he got dizzy, and once he had even tipped over.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

The researchers then adjusted the lasers until the entire system reached the critical tipping point they wanted to study.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

“We’re at a cultural tipping point,” says William Doherty, a therapist and professor emeritus of family social science at the University of Minnesota.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

Oklahoma State’s coach later acknowledged that Moore was tipping whether Oregon was running or passing on a given play by his pre-snap stance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

And, even though both sides try to put up legal boundaries to protect their intellectual property, consumer-goods companies with private-label partnerships can end up tipping their hand to retailers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

And Dasch felt that the tipping system was degrading.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple




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