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slip

[slip] / slɪp /


NOUN
loss of foothold
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NOUN
decrease
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VERB
lessen, return to a lower quality
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“And so whatever any part of the Federal Reserve does, if they slip up, if they stumble on supervision or on payments, that reflects on our institutional credibility,” said Warsh.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

And both are attuned to the moments when Evans lets his aggravation slip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

The real Bora, 29, managed to slip through the security cordon and make a dash towards central Delhi before eventually being detained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

He could cast himself as the ornery protagonist, also named Larry David; hire all his comedy-club and actor friends; and allow years to slip by between seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

It turned away and began to slip down a different branch, but there was a decided lethargy in its movement, and I saw a bulge halfway along its body as its coils unfurled.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

Bond yields rose sharply following a hot inflation report, but generally declined later in the session as chip and AI stocks slipped.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

But she slipped up, triggering ripples of laughter, when she referred to "my president, excuse me, my husband."

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Meanwhile, the S&P 500 slipped 4.30 points, or 0.06%, to 7807.24 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 120.27 points, or 0.44%, to 27245.90.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

But the world champions have slipped from competitiveness in recent races, and before the Singapore Grand Prix they lie in third place in the constructors' championship, only 11 points ahead of Red Bull.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

They pushed and slipped, scrabbling in every direction.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

As the sold-out crowd cheered, Monáe shuddered, slipping into her best Sissy Spacek as she lamented, “They’re all gonna laugh at me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Survey respondents see growth slipping back thereafter, to 2.1% or 2.2% for the rest of the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

Norris was in a position to make a legitimate move, but they came together, pirouetted in tandem, Piastri into the barriers and out of the race and Norris slipping down to eighth.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Intel shares were slipping on Monday after Elon Musk confirmed that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. could take part in his massive chip-making project.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

He fumbled to put it back, but it kept slipping through his paws, his coordination thrown by the lurching raft.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

Sprightly and active, thou the other day, Didst fill thy station in this world of cares; In life’s fair morn, thy soul hath slipt away, From its delusions, and a thousand snares!

From Awd Isaac, The Steeple Chase, and other Poems With a glossary of the Yorkshire Dialect by John Castillo

Bertha having slipt out of the room, Marie escaped the tender grasp of Dieterick's hand, and profited by this opportunity to turn the subject of the conversation.

From The Banished A Swabian Historical Tale. In Three Volumes. by Wilhelm Hauff

As shadow by shadow slipt silently into the dark road behind the Grave, I saw the Angel touch for a moment every pale brow.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Fiona Macleod

She won him back, by her love; but on the night before their marriage, in that inland place where her farm was, he slipt away and was not seen again.

From The Divine Adventure Volume IV by Fiona Macleod

He must have been conveyed by an angel, or have slipt on a sudden into a railroad train, purposely and for the nonce provided.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various


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