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slip past

verb as in edge

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By the time the Lakers rolled in for their third game of the preseason, the undrafted, training camp signee had already established he wasn’t going to let a moment slip past him.

Senator Risa Hontiveros, who has been leading the investigation on the Philippines' scam centres since May, said it is unacceptable for Ms Guo to slip past immigration checks.

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Currently it takes offshore wind projects between 10 and 15 years to be completed - suggesting any projects secured in this auction could slip past the 2030 target date.

From BBC

Farther east, even more intense heat Thursday could also set records, with Death Valley National Park expected to tie its daily historical high at 121 degrees; Needles, close to the Arizona border, could slip past its June 6 record if it hits 115 degrees as forecast; and Bishop, south of Mammoth Lakes, could surpass its record by 2 degrees with its forecasted 104-degree high, according to the National Weather Service in Las Vegas.

“Absolutely nobody should want us to slip past the deadline because that would needlessly increase risks for so many travelers and so many federal workers,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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