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tripping

[trip-ing] / ˈtrɪp ɪŋ /




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In 2024, he was injured after tripping outside a Senate lunch event, and earlier this year he was admitted to hospital for the flu.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

In other words, gold tripping that technical level could prompt prices to fall even further as some traders use the indicator as a signal to sell.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

And sometimes, yes, she’s doing the accidental tripping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

As always, there were some style missteps, and tripping on trains and jostling dress-jams when too many oversized gowns arrived at the same time at the bottom of the famous red carpet steps.

From Barron's ● May 22, 2026

I help Mom and Dad move some of the furniture around—it won’t look great if the entire congregation of Temple Judea sees me tripping over an ottoman and knocking myself unconscious.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman


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