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flipped

  • past participle
    of flip.
    flip
    verb (used with object)
    to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air.
  • past tense form
    of flip.
    flip
    verb (used with object)
    to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air.

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“I flipped the light switch on and took about two more steps, and there’s a man standing there,” Roebuck recalls, “a little short guy, holding a rifle in his hand.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

Then in June, the FDA’s new leadership flipped again, agreeing to let uniQure file for approval, and the company did that earlier this month.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Warsh told you this was coming at Jackson Hole, when he flipped the Fed’s default from hold unless the data forces a move to raise unless the data makes it unnecessary.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

And when I flipped him over my back for the first time and he landed like a sack of meat, David beamed and yelled in his best “Karate Kid” voice, “Finish meeee!!”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Giving up on winning that fight, Jack instead flipped the sword around in his hand to hold it with the point facing downward.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley