slippage

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In a recent WSJ story titled "Freedom Is Still the Winning Formula", the reason given for our slippage is "because of increases in both tax revenue and government spending as a percentage of GDP."

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  1. noun The act or an instance of slipping, especially movement away from an original or secure place.
  2. noun The amount or extent of slipping.
  3. noun A decline in level, performance, or achievement.
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  • Ingram's deft, light-handed approach, generally a good thing, leaves it somewhat unclear how much of this slippage is conscious for Kuhler, but —  Baltimore City Paper
  • We've slipped from being the world's leader in Internet access to number 15 and the slippage is still going on. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • We were forewarned by their word slippage during the campaign of '08. —  The Washington Times stories: Latest Headlines
  • DNA strand slippage is a general mechanism invoked to explain instability in TRSs. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • In a recent WSJ story titled "Freedom Is Still the Winning Formula", the reason given for our slippage is "because of increases in both tax revenue and government spending as a percentage of GDP." —  Staff Blogs
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/ˈslɪpədʒ/
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