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Word: slips (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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After letting the national championship slip away from its fingers last weekend, Harvard made sure that it would bring home at least one championship this season...

Author: By Cathy Tran, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Squash Drops Yale 9-0 For Ivy Title | 2/25/1999 | See Source »

...rather than boding well for the city'sstores, the decrease means they are letting theshoplifters slip...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Local Stores Beef Up Theft Control Methods | 2/17/1999 | See Source »

Solano is so concerned with customer servicethat, even when she sees a woman slip a book intoher handbag, Solano lets her walk right out thedoor...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Gudrais, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Local Stores Beef Up Theft Control Methods | 2/17/1999 | See Source »

...dearly. Not only do the dozen or so pills they must swallow each day cost a fortune--up to $10,000 a year--but they also cause terrible side effects: nausea, vomiting, fatigue and unsightly fatty deposits in the upper body. So it's not surprising that some patients slip from time to time and take what they call drug holidays...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Drug Holiday | 2/15/1999 | See Source »

...tough, and the project of growing-up is undeniably messy. But the trouble is, there are always external conditions that will entice you to retreat into yourself, neglect your partner or otherwise sabotage your relationships. The sooner you hunker down and resist those enticements, the fewer greats will slip through your fingers...

Author: By Noah Oppenheim, | Title: Endpaper: The Slot-Machine of Love | 2/11/1999 | See Source »

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