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• Will the Reds have someone(s) to pick up the slack when the Bat Men cool?
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 June 2021
• The five other seniors did their best to pick up the slack.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
• Chances are good that at least one person will be ready to pick up the slack.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023
• This year, indie efforts have helped to pick up the slack.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
• And no one else on the roster has yet appeared close to being able to pick up the slack.
  — Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2023
• The front office didn’t end up adding a pass-rushing prospect in the draft, so the trio of free agents will truly need to pick up the slack.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2024
• Cleveland’s bigs -- Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley -- tried to pick up the slack.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023
• Refrain from relying on others to pick up the slack or do the work for you.
  — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2024
• Often, even having an equal partner in the picture isn’t enough to pick up the slack.
  — ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 23 Oct. 2024
• With the city taking a back seat, it has been left to nonprofits like Flatbush Cats to take up the slack.
  — Richard Schiffman Erin Schaff, New York Times, 8 June 2023
• If Nvidia falters, other stocks are likely, at some point, to pick up the slack.
  — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• To pick up the slack, the firm intends to add researchers and engineers in India.
  — Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
• But in most cases, other area theaters could take up the slack.
  — Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 15 Aug. 2024
• For example, if one parent dies, the other might need their child to pick up the slack.
  — Nicole Harris, Parents, 24 July 2023
• If somebody lost their job, who’s going to pick up the slack so that their share of the payment is covered?
  — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2024
• The remaining core of last year's championship team will have to pick up the slack in the interim.
  — Michael Shapiro, Chron, 22 Mar. 2023
• If not, your muscles will pick up the slack in an attempt to keep you upright, which can cause fatigue.
  — Sanah Faroke, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• Maybe Samsung's competitors could just pick up the slack.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
• Other airlines, meanwhile, are doing their best to pick up the slack.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 29 Dec. 2022
• Anthony Edwards again struggled from the field and, this time, there was no one else stepping up to pick up the slack.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2024
• With summer here the last thing on anyone’s mind is household chores — so invest in a smart cleaning tool that can pick up the slack.
  — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 23 June 2024
• With the future of voice assistants at these Big Tech firms looking shaky, the hope is that the open source projects like Home Assistant will pick up the slack.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 1 June 2023
• Moreover, when people quit, the remaining workers must pick up the slack.
  — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
• Furthermore, if either Mostert or Achane has to miss time, Wright is there to pick up the slack and the offense doesn’t have to change for his insertion.
  — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
• Workloads at the factory have stressed employees, and those who haven't called out sick have to pick up the slack for their colleagues who have.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
• Very rarely do teams have a full staff on the homestead as their team tries to prepare for an opponent, meaning other staffers have to pick up the slack.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Dec. 2022
• The Crusaders had nine receivers catch passes for more than 3,000 yards last season, which means four juniors and a pair of sophomores will need to pick up the slack.
  — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2023
• There’s nothing leftover to pay for after-school care for her two older boys or for more than a few weeks of camp each summer so Gray has to pick up the slack.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
• This can create messy situations as the employees with strong work ethic have to pick up the slack.
  — Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Sep. 2023
• Veteran employees are often asked to pick up the slack, leading to burnout.
  — Ben Casselman, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024