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tip

[tip] / tɪp /


NOUN
warning; useful hint or idea
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“The base case remains that the conflict in Iran is unlikely to tip the U.S. economy into recession, supporting continued earnings expansion through 2026,” the pair wrote in a Monday update.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Another healthcare benefits consultant who doesn’t maintain conventional insurance, Cristy Gupton, 52, sliced the skin on the tip of her pinkie finger while cooking at her parents’ house in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

At a Pentagon news conference on Thursday, America's most senior military officer Gen Dan Caine presented a map which showed a "blockade line" stretching from the eastern tip of Oman to Iran's border with Pakistan.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

As I looked up, I saw the tray starting to tip toward me, and I thought, “Well, it’s not gonna fall. He’s a professional waiter. Nope! Here it comes!”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

With one hand, he held the flat tip of the saw and bent the blade off to the side, so it had a curve to it.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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