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Word: slips (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...inspectors as "good to very good," undercover agents from the inspector general's office reached dramatically different conclusions. In 15 out of 20 attempts to gain entry to supposedly secure areas, agents had little trouble: they got into aircraft-parking areas, baggage areas, and one agent managed to slip an unarmed hand grenade through a metal detector...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERROR ON FLIGHT 800: NO BARRIER TO MAYHEM | 7/29/1996 | See Source »

ATLANTA: The floor exercise decided Thursday's women's gymnastic individual all-around. While Lilia Podkopayeva of Ukraine, performing to an Irish jig, delighted the crowd and judges with her emotional floor routine, Dominique Dawes and Shannon Miller saw their medal hopes dashed by one misplaced foot and one slip on the same event. China's Mo Huilan, who was tied with Podkopayeva entering the final floor routine, stepped out of bounds clinching the gold for Podkopayeva. The Dream Teens -->