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tip

[tip] / tɪp /


NOUN
warning; useful hint or idea
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Alongside counting calories or eating smaller portions, many people add exercise into the equation when trying to lose weight to help tip the balance.

From Science Daily Aug. 22, 2026

Hanging from the rafters, the tip of its blade points down ominously over viewers’ heads, emphasizing both the danger of the weapon and its fragility.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

The storm is expected to either make landfall on or pass close to the southern tip of Big Island on Saturday, before continuing west.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

One last pro tip from Garrett: Do the work yourself.

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

She never whupped us with it because it was too valuable: a fine polished maple shaft with a brass bullet tip.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

I wanted it dark, fudgy and almost absurdly moist, with shredded zucchini and big pockets of bittersweet chocolate — but not so moist that the whole enterprise tipped into gummy.

From Salon Aug. 31, 2026

Vitor Reiss - who spent last season on loan to Girona from City - is tipped to make the grade.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

After the engines cut out, it tipped over.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

Or maybe Harp’s relationship with Trump really hasn’t tipped into romance.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

She tipped the bowl into Patch’s mouth and he drank it all.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

The tipping point, he says, is getting closer.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

"That's incredibly important for understanding Earth's ancient ice ages as well as future tipping points in the climate system."

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

"Despite tip-fatigue, I do not think tipping is going to be eliminated on widescale anytime soon because the economic disadvantages of eliminating tipping outweigh the advantages," says Lynn.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

"We are at a tipping point," said Weingart.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

His quad was slanting, tipping over onto just two of its wheels.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz




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