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pratfall

noun

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as in spill

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Recent Examples of pratfall The boat pratfall, the picture frame… That was a hard thing to shoot. — Alison Herman, Variety, 17 June 2026 And in fitting Tomlin style, Pittsburgh let a chance to wrap up the division slip away during a three-hour pratfall in the muck at Cleveland last weekend. — CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026 And Brooker would likely be the first to acknowledge the pratfalls of such an endeavor. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025 No one questions Rob’s manhood, and Rob himself is undeniably comfortably in his skin; even his pratfalls are laced with a wiry athleticism. — John Glynn, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pratfall

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Noun

In the days before the spill was announced, residents complained of fuel-like odors pervading areas of Dubai and north.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Attacks on ships and oil infrastructure in the waterway have produced oil spills visible from space.

— Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of spill

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Roberts went up high for a header, off a corner kick played in by Werner, that deflected off the crossbar into the net to open the scoring in the 15th minute.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Jesus Salazar also had a shot off the post in the second half and had a shot cleared off the line by a Morton defender’s header.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of header

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Equally responsible for this Bentley’s milestone handling are the Supersports’ electronic limited-slip differential, rear-wheel steering, suspension aided by a 48-volt active anti-roll bar, and enormous carbon-silicon-carbide brakes.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026
The digital telemetry monitor logs over 80 driving telemetry points per second including live motor temperatures, side-slip angles and brake pressure curves to offer real-time tutorial graphics to help drivers adjust their driving lines.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of slip

Noun

Special Olympics basketball in Illinois was in its infancy stage, and this was the team’s first trip out of town.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Ticket prices for round-trip flights from Boise to Santa Rosa start at about $347, according to Google Flights.

— Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of trip

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Kaylia Nemour of Algeria recovered from a misstep on vault in the all-around finals on Friday that cost her a medal to easily defend her gold on uneven bars.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Many errors and missteps followed that initial turnover in the Bulls’ 135-92 season-opening loss.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of misstep

Noun

Sometimes there were big stumbles — notably episodes where characters played by Jane Krakowski and Jon Hamm were in blackface.

— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
The question is what the second act looks like, and whether the category Dyson tried to create survives the stumble.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of stumble

Noun

The win ends a two-game slide by the Jayhawks, who have struggled to keep pace in the highly competitive Big 12 Conference since coach Lance Leipold took over in 2021.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
But the latest slide in stocks could also mean that investors have already priced bad news into those companies, Mahaney said.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

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