slip in
phrasal verb
slipped in; slipping in; slips in
1
: to include especially without warning or in a way that is not obvious
He managed to slip in a few jokes during his speech.
2
: to enter a place without being noticed
She slipped in through the back door.
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Politics slips in sideways, via a long conversation between Williams and his fellow small-town citizens in front of a grocery store and later, straightforwardly in a demonstration over those AWOL payouts in front of the White House.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2026
Still, its sales traction was slipping in its second full year on the market, nabbing 16,097 sales by the third quarter of 2025, down 38% from the year before.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Michigan slipped in its defensive focus and was sloppy with switches and in its scrambles.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Sort of Despite slipping in the ranks, Indiana had more growth than loss overall, U-Haul said, but only by the slimmest of margins.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 13 Jan. 2026
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2026
Still, its sales traction was slipping in its second full year on the market, nabbing 16,097 sales by the third quarter of 2025, down 38% from the year before.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Michigan slipped in its defensive focus and was sloppy with switches and in its scrambles.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Sort of Despite slipping in the ranks, Indiana had more growth than loss overall, U-Haul said, but only by the slimmest of margins.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Slip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20in. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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