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Definition of trip verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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56 example sentences showcasing the meaning of 'trip'.

The class took a day trip to the zoo to learn about different animals.

During the summer, my family plans a road trip to visit national parks across the country.

After graduating, she decided to take a solo backpacking trip through Southeast Asia to explore diverse cultures.

The kindergarten class went on a field trip to the science museum to see interactive exhibits.

As a science fiction enthusiast, he planned a pilgrimage trip to visit famous filming locations of his favorite movies.

The history club organized a historical landmarks trip for the students to learn about their city's past.

The geology professor led a research trip to study unique rock formations in a remote desert region.

After receiving a promotion at work, she treated herself to a luxury cruise trip around the Mediterranean.

The sudden trip on the uneven pavement caused her to spill the groceries.

The unexpected trip of the waiter resulted in a comical scene at the restaurant.

The software glitch caused a trip in the system, leading to data loss.

His trip over the microphone wire disrupted the live broadcast.

The trip on the hiking trail made the adventure even more memorable.

The financial market experienced a trip due to the sudden economic changes.

The intricate dance routine was flawless, except for one minor trip .

The trip in communication led to confusion among team members.

The scientist's excitement about the groundbreaking discovery caused him to trip over his equipment, nearly jeopardizing the fragile experiment.

While hiking in the mountains, Alex managed to trip on a hidden tree root, reminding everyone to watch their step in the wilderness.

At the amusement park, the roller coaster's sudden drop made Emily trip over her own fear, leading to a mix of laughter and shrieks from her friends.

The detective, focused on solving the complex case, didn't notice the step and proceeded to trip over it while entering the crime scene.

The entrepreneur embarked on a business trip to explore potential markets and establish international partnerships.

The non-profit organization arranged a volunteer trip to assist communities affected by natural disasters.

The detective planned an undercover trip to gather information on the elusive criminal organization.

The astronaut trained extensively for the upcoming space trip to conduct experiments on the International Space Station.

The avid birdwatcher embarked on a birding trip to spot rare species in the diverse ecosystems of Costa Rica.

The technology conference served as an excellent opportunity for professionals to take a knowledge-enhancing trip .

The art students organized a gallery-hopping trip to gain inspiration from various exhibits and styles.

During the construction project, any trip in the planning could lead to delays.

The historian's trip in the interpretation of the ancient text caused debates among scholars.

The unexpected trip in the plot of the novel added a twist to the storyline.

The trip of the GPS system resulted in the explorers taking a wrong turn in the wilderness.

The politician's trip in their speech sparked controversy and media attention.

The trip of the pendulum disrupted the precision of the scientific experiment.

The financial advisor cautioned against any trip in investment decisions.

The trip of the chess player's hand accidentally moved a crucial piece during the tournament.

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trip noun ( JOURNEY )

• You should always check your oil , water and tyres before taking your car on a long trip.
• How about a trip to the zoo this afternoon ?
• She's going on a trip to New York, all expenses paid .
• The travel company has written giving information about the trip.
• He's always going off around the world on business trips, leaving his wife to cope with the babies by herself.
• break-journey
• circumnavigation

trip noun ( FALL )

• collapse under someone's/something's weight
• collapse/fall in a heap idiom
• drop like flies idiom
• knock someone over
• let go idiom
• overbalance
• parachutist
• trip (someone) up

trip noun ( EXPERIENCE )

• abstinence-only
• non-intoxicant
• non-intoxicating
• pill-popping
• solvent abuse
• substance abuse

trip verb ( LOSE BALANCE )

• fall She slipped and fell.
• drop Several apples dropped from the tree.
• collapse Several buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
• crumple He fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.
• tumble A huge rock tumbled down the mountain.
• plunge Four of the mountaineers plunged to their deaths when their ropes broke.
• The bowler tripped as he was delivering the ball .
• She tripped and fell over.
• I tripped as I got off the bus .
• She tripped over the rug .
• I tripped on a piece of wire that someone had stretched across the path .

trip verb ( MOVE )

• bowl down/along something
• make good time idiom
• make haste idiom

trip verb ( SWITCH )

• anti-static
• capacitance
• electricity
• high-voltage
• non-electric
• non-electrical
• non-electronic
• solid-state
• transistorized

trip verb ( EXPERIENCE )

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• The team won three of five games on its road trip .

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What happens now that Harvey Weinstein's conviction was overturned in New York

Harvey Weinstein 's 2020 rape conviction was overturned Thursday by the New York Court of Appeals and many are wondering what happens next.

Weinstein has been serving a 23-year prison sentence in New York's Mohawk Correctional Facility following his conviction on charges of criminal sex act for forcibly performing oral sex on a TV and film production assistant in 2006 and third-degree rape for an attack on an aspiring actor in 2013.

Where things stand now

In an interview with NBC News on Thursday following the New York Court of Appeal's decision, Weinstein's longtime spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer, said that their first order of priority is to seek medical care for the 73-year-old.

"We’re going to try to bring him for medical care here in Bellevue [Hospital] down here first," he said. "[Weinstein] is still in a walker, still in a wheelchair ... he has audio issues, he has heart issues. Harvey has a lot of health mountains and hurdles to climb but hopefully this cheers up his mood better and helps him fight them better."

While he awaits a new trial in New York, Engelmayer said there is a chance Weinstein may be extradited to California where he faces a 16-year prison sentence after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in a separate trial in 2022.

"We don’t know exactly what the process is but we expect within 24 to 48 hours the Los Angeles courts or Los Angeles prosecutor will file an extradition charge to bring him in there," he said.

How we got here

The state Court of Appeals found that the judge in the landmark  #MeToo trial  prejudiced Weinstein, the former film mogul, with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case.

“We conclude that the trial court erroneously admitted testimony of uncharged, alleged prior sexual acts against persons other than the complainants of the underlying crimes because that testimony served no material non-propensity purpose,” the court said in a 4-3 decision. 

“The court compounded that error when it ruled that defendant, who had no criminal history, could be cross examined about those allegations as well as numerous allegations of misconduct that portrayed defendant in a highly prejudicial light,” it said.

New York Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera called the errors “egregious”   and said the remedy is a new trial. Weinstein’s   accusers could again be called to testify if prosecutors decide to pursue another trial.

Judge Anthony Cannataro, one of the judges who voted against this decision, said in his dissenting opinion that this was an “unfortunate step backwards.”

Attorney Lindsay Goldbrum, who represented six Weinstein accusers, called the decision a “leap backward for the rule of law” that could deter future sexual assault victims from coming forward.

“To all victims of sexual assault who are retraumatized by today’s ruling, I am so sorry,” said Goldbrum, whose clients included model Tarale Wulff, who testified that Weinstein raped her at his Manhattan apartment in 2005 after having lured her there with talk of a movie audition.

Will there be another trial?

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement following the court's decision that he plans to retry the case, “We will do everything in our power to retry this case and remain steadfast in our commitment to survivors of sexual assault.”

During a news conference Thursday afternoon in downtown Manhattan, Weinstein’s attorney Arthur Aidala said, “His case will be restarted like it just started from the beginning, and he will be transported to a facility down here yet to be determined.”

A hearing is expected to be scheduled as early as next week with a new potential trial date set, according to Engelmayer.

NBC News legal analyst Danny Cevallos said in an interview with NBC News on Friday that, if Weinstein is indeed retried, it won't take as long as his previous trial.

“Depending on the court's dockets, retrials don’t take all that long, they won’t give them a whole new discovery period," he said.

Engelmayer and Aidala have both said that if the case is retried, Weinstein will testify.

Weinstein's California conviction

Weinstein's legal team is currently appealing his California criminal conviction and one of his lawyers on that case, Jennifer Bonjean, said that she believes the decision to overturn Weinstein's New York charges bodes well for their appeal.

"A jury was told in California that he was convicted in another state for rape. Turns out he shouldn’t have been convicted, and it wasn’t a fair conviction," she said in a statement. "It interfered with his presumption of innocence in a significant way in California."

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that the legal issues identified by the New York appeals court “are not present in the Los Angeles County case” because California law does allow for evidence that speaks to a defendant’s character in sexual assault cases, “subject to the judge’s discretion.”

But Engelmayer remained hopeful about their changes for an appeal in Los Angeles.

"We have an even better case [in California] ... He was charged on one alleged victim for someone that we know was not in the room at the same time they claimed Harvey was. We know where she was. We know where Harvey was at the time ... we have the evidence," Engelmayer said.

Adding, "I believe one day he will walk free. He might hobble on his walker, he might be in a wheelchair, but he will be free."

Chloe Melas is an entertainment correspondent for NBC News. 

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Former Colorado paramedic Jeremy Cooper sentenced to probation, work release after conviction in death of Elijah McClain

By Jennifer McRae

Updated on: April 26, 2024 / 5:29 PM MDT / CBS Colorado

Former Colorado paramedic Jeremy Cooper was sentenced to four years probation, 14 months work release and 100 hours of community service on Friday afternoon. Cooper is one of the two paramedics who were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the  death of Elijah McClain .

Adams County District Judge Mark Warner stayed Cooper's sentence until June 7, which he said will give Cooper time to "make arrangements to continue his employment."

Former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic Peter Cichuniec was sentenced last month to 5 years in prison  last month and 3 years of probation by the same judge, Adams County District Judge Mark Warner. He said the sentence and the example it might send are tied to public safety, but also said he does not believe Cichuniec is a risk to the public.

McClain was walking home in August 2019 when the 23-year-old Black man was confronted by police officers who forcibly restrained him and then the Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics --  Jeremy Cooper and Cichuniec  -- injected him with ketamine.  

He went into cardiac arrest in an ambulance a few minutes later and died three days after that.

Cooper speaks directly to Elijah before sentencing

Cooper spoke in court before his sentencing, after several others testified about his character on his behalf about how he was a devoted husband, a devoted firefighter and a paramedic for more than 20 years. 

"What I would like to do now is just talk to Elijah. Elijah, I am a man of faith, I know you are here among us and I know you can hear me. I wish I wasn't standing here, talking up to you, because that would mean that you are here. There's so much I want to say to you, first I want you to know how sorry I am that I couldn't save you. I want you to know how sorry I am that I didn't get to hear your last words. I want you to know that I would give anything to have a different outcome," said Cooper. "I am so sorry, collectively, that we all failed you."

Elijah's mother gives statement in court

During Cooper's statement, Sheneen McClain, Elijah's mother, walked out of the courtroom for a time until she returned to speak at the podium before the judge handed down Cooper's sentence. 

"Jeremy Cooper did what he thought was best. He did nothing. Jeremy Cooper did not check for my son's pulse. Jeremy Cooper did not conduct a thorough examination to see if my son was breathing normally. Jeremy Cooper did not interact with my son or ask my son how he was doing under the weight of a monster. Jeremy Cooper was there for more than several minutes before my son took his last words. Jeremy Cooper heard my son talking and was there for my son's last words. But Jeremy Cooper just stood there like a drug dealer waiting for his sale," said Sheneen McClain. "Nothing Jeremy Cooper can say can bring back my son or remove my son's blood from his hands."

Cooper's wife makes statement before sentencing

"On the tragic night of Elijah McClain's death, knowing Jeremy and knowing his heart, and his integrity, I know he was using his calm, even-keeled demeanor to try to help save Elijah. There was just so much that he didn't have control over," said Cooper's wife Tarrah Cooper before the judge handed down the sentence. "The loss of life is a tragedy, there is no disputing that and Jeremy will carry the loss of Elijah with him forever just as he does all the patients that he was not able to save. Jeremy has relived that eight minutes many times a day for the last nearly five years."

History of court proceedings in death of Elijah McClain 

Cooper and Cichuniec were both convicted  in December 2023.

In addition to criminally negligent homicide, Cichuniec was also found guilty of second-degree assault-unlawful administration of drugs, a conviction that typically carries a 5-to-16-year prison sentence. The judge handed down the minimum five-year sentence. 

Three officers from the Aurora Police Department have been tried in connection to McClain's death. Last fall, two of the officers  were acquitted  in Elijah's death and a third was found guilty. 

A jury found  Randy Roedema guilty of criminally negligent homicide  and third-degree assault, while Jason Rosenblatt was found not guilty of manslaughter and assault in October 2023. A  jury also found Nathan Woodyard not guilty  of manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the 23-year-old's death.

In January, Roedema  was sentenced  to 14 months in jail along with four years of probation. He has  filed an appeal  and is asking the court to review nine different aspects of the case.

The City of Aurora agreed in 2021 to pay $15 million to settle a civil lawsuit brought by McClain's parents.

Jennifer McRae is a digital media producer with more than 25 years of experience in news. Jennifer is part of the digital team recognized for excellence for Best Website several times by the Colorado Broadcasters Association.

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An Oklahoma tourist says he faces 12 years in prison in the Caribbean after he mistakenly left 4 bullets from a hunting trip in his carry-on duffel bag

• Ryan Watson was on vacation when he was charged with illegally carrying ammo into Turks and Caicos.
• He and his wife, Valerie, say the four bullets in their duffel bag were unknowingly left there from a hunting trip.
• Watson now faces 12 years in prison, alongside several US tourists charged for similar offenses.

An Oklahoma man traveling with his wife in the Caribbean territory of Turks and Caicos faces 12 years in prison after four rounds of ammunition were found in his luggage.

Ryan and Valerie Watson arrived in Turks and Caicos earlier this month to celebrate his 40th birthday with several other couples, their families said in a GoFundMe. NBC Boston reported that the Watsons arrived on April 7.

But the pair, who have two young children, were arrested in the self-governed British territory after airport security found the four bullets in their carry-on duffel bag.

Their families' GoFundMe said the ammo had been left in the bag unintentionally, and was from a prior deer hunting trip.

"They were hunting ammunition rounds that I use for white-tailed deer, and I recognized them, and I thought: 'Oh, what a mistake.' I had no idea that they were in there," Ryan Watson told NBC News.

Valerie Watson was released from the charges on Tuesday and flew back to Oklahoma to reunite with her children.

But her husband remains in Turks and Caicos, and was granted $15,000 bail the day after by the local supreme court, according to a police statement.

He now faces 12 years in prison, which is the minimum custodial sentence for bringing firearms or ammunition into Turks and Caicos.

Ryan Watson must stay on the islands and report twice a week to a local police station while waiting for his hearing, which is set for June 7.

Meanwhile, his family is trying to raise $300,000 for his legal fees and housing in the Caribbean.

"Isolated from their family, friends, and children, they face mounting legal fees, living expenses, and the overwhelming stress of their situation," their GoFundMe reads. "The emotional and financial toll is immense, and they are at risk of losing everything."

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"We were trying to pack board shorts and flip flops," Valerie Watson told CBS News . "Packing ammunition was not at all our intent."

The Watsons did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider through their GoFundMe.

Eight US tourists prosecuted since February

It is illegal to bring firearms or ammunition into Turks and Caicos, and penalties apply regardless of the offender's status or country of origin, according to the local attorney general's chambers.

Several tourists caught under this law were previously let off with just a fine, while at least one was given a prison sentence under the minimum limit.

But in February, a court of appeal ordered that all offenders be given at least the minimum sentence of 12 years in prison.

At least eight tourists from the US have since been prosecuted under this rule, per the attorney general's chambers.

Another American tourist, 31-year-old Tyler Wenrich , was charged on Tuesday with possessing ammunition after he arrived in Turks and Caicos on a cruise ship, according to local police.

"While going through a security checkpoint, it was discovered Mr Wenrich allegedly had ammunition in his possession," a police statement said.

Amid the recent spate of tourist arrests, the US State Department published a September advisory warning US citizens that it wouldn't be able to secure their release if they brought firearms and ammo into Turks and Caicos.

"We strongly encourage you to carefully check your luggage for stray ammunition or forgotten weapons before departing for TCI," the advisory said.

The US State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment sent outside regular business hours by Business Insider.

Tourism is a key revenue for Turks and Caicos, and in 2019 provided about $787 million, or 65% of the island's GDP, to the territory, per a 2023 report by the Commonwealth Chamber of Commerce.

The Caribbean archipelago is a popular port of call for US cruise ships, and this year has seen a 127% jump in tourist arrivals — the largest increase in the world — compared to 2019, the United Nations World Tourism Organization said in February.

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