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Discover LudwigThe phrase "slippery concept" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that is difficult to pin down, understand, or explain. For example, you could say, "The concept of identity politics is a slippery concept that has many interpretations."
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SUSTAINABLE development is a dangerously slippery concept.
First, neutrality is a slippery concept.
Safety is a slippery concept, though.
OK, but "alignment" is a slippery concept.
Yet ownership is a surprisingly slippery concept.
Culture is a slippery concept, but it matters.
Race, like intelligence, is a notoriously slippery concept.
In search advertising, "supply" is a somewhat slippery concept.
Life expectancy is of course a slippery concept.
While this may sound plausible, it is a slippery concept to use in practice.
Impact investing is indeed a slippery concept, neither purely financial nor purely social.
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