slip in
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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Broadcom doesn't meet the hype Broadcom shares slipped in after-hours trading following a mixed quarterly earnings report .
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Adrian Van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Torrey Pines had slipped in status in recent years, with purses about half the size of the elevated events and fields limited in star power as a result.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Eventually, errors slip in, errors that accumulate.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Ehlers cut through the slot with his back to the net, then spun past Cole Caufield and found a hole in Dobeš, slipping in his third goal of the playoffs with a deceptive release.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 24 May 2026
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Adrian Van Hauwermeiren, CNBC, 3 June 2026
Torrey Pines had slipped in status in recent years, with purses about half the size of the elevated events and fields limited in star power as a result.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
Eventually, errors slip in, errors that accumulate.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 May 2026
Ehlers cut through the slot with his back to the net, then spun past Cole Caufield and found a hole in Dobeš, slipping in his third goal of the playoffs with a deceptive release.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 24 May 2026
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“Slip in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slip%20in. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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