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tip

[tip] / tɪp /


NOUN
warning; useful hint or idea
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Beyaz believes the discoveries represent only the "tip of the iceberg" when it comes to finding new ways to strengthen cancer immunotherapy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

“I have never been surer of anything in my life,” adding a generous tip for Tyler, who deserved a combat medal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

He fueled the “Talarico is missing” narrative from the stage and through his tip line.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026

An Anthropic agent went rogue during testing this summer and submitted a false tip about a homicide to a police website in Philadelphia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

I tip my head up toward the sky, watching that bird that’s singing to no one.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

No doubt the surge in generative artificial intelligence use is what tipped the scales, but of course, not all bots are created equal.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 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

Counter-terror police are leading the investigation after authorities were tipped off just after midnight on Sunday about three "suspicious" white vans appearing to head towards the air base in Gloucestershire, southwest England.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

It means City have put pressure on Arsenal in the early stages of the campaign, with the Gunners previously being tipped as heavy favourites to retain their crown.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Beowulf tipped an imaginary hat and bowed with flair.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Liberal Democrat London Assembly committee member Gareth Roberts said he was "interested" to see if Hillingdon's tactics of "naming and shaming" individuals worked to prevent fly tipping.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

They asked not to identify their tracking methods to avoid tipping off criminals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

He's tipping it round the post, tipping a couple over the bar.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

She thinks it over, but I can already feel things tipping in my favor.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman


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