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[dip] / dɪp /








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But Roberts pushed back on the impulse to draw a line between Ohtani’s recent offensive dip and his side work on the pitching side.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Gunn looked beaten, but the ball didn’t dip low enough.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

In hindsight, we can safely say each of those was a dip worth buying.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

"Everybody will experience times where dealing with that environment for a long period of time, your energy levels would dip," he says.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Hannie is lying in a dip between the lane and the trees.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

As the sun dips below the horizon, a fleet of onlookers on jet skis and boats idle on the water to catch a peek of the vivacious scene.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Where the researchers expected to see a smooth spectrum produced by light reflecting from dust, they instead found a pattern of peaks and dips.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

"Gamers are willing to trade a little fidelity for convenience, but not to pay premium prices for something they don't own which stutters when the Wi-Fi dips," he said.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Taylor Farms also expanded its produce offerings this year, launching a protein-forward line with whey protein in its dressings and dips, along with more cheese and crunchy toppings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Maddy tosses her ponytail and dips a spoon in her yogurt, like what she’s saying is no big deal.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

For the next 13 hours, Barrera waited, vlogging her entire experience as temperatures dipped into the 40s and a brief morning rain washed over the crowd.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

Here, it’s a salty, oily, typically plain bread that must be eaten within a few hours of baking, and that locals relish in the morning, dipped in cappuccino.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

The former hedge-fund manager said there was fiscal consolidation in the 2025 calendar year, so the deficit dipped to 5.7% of U.S. gross domestic product.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

Pay growth for the public sector was 6.1%, due to the timing of the latest NHS pay awards, while in the private sector it dipped to 2.8%.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Behind them walked a hundred ratatoskas, on silent paws, their small voices raised in song, and behind them a troop of al-mirajes, silent, their golden horns dipped low.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

Disregarding the roses and raptures of vice, she paints, with a small brush dipt in gilt, the lilies and languors of virtue.

From Time Magazine Archive

For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see .

From Time Magazine Archive

Why, you see, last year I was dipt a little to the fishmonger, and wrote a matrimonial letter home hinting at trousseaus and other expenses, but mentioning no names.

From Tales from Blackwood, Volume 7 by Herbert Willis

It seems he only dipt into the beginning of it, and took all the rest to be the same, or perhaps there may be passages in it here and there, which are in that character. 

From Some Specimens of the Poetry of the Ancient Welsh Bards by Evan Evans

Only the Wasps, Hornets and Humble-Bee, must be dryed in an Oven, their heads dipt in Sheeps blood, and dryed again, may be kept in a Box for use.

From The School of Recreation (1684 edition) Or, The Gentlemans Tutor, to those Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Racing, Hawking, Riding, Cock-fighting, Fowling, Fishing by Robert Howlett

“I’m dipping nuggets you’ve never heard of into sources you could never understand,” she declares bluntly, causing us to cackle out of sheer surprise.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Hordes of international influencers have flown to the U.S. specifically to try the crispy chicken and that renowned dipping sauce.

From Slate Aug. 24, 2026

The company is using influencers and others to suggest ways to zhuzh up home-cooked meals, for instance by topping protein with its lineup of dipping sauces.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

The best way to view the eclipse is at an elevated location with a clear view to the west, because the sun and moon will be dipping to the horizon ahead of sunset.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

A large willow tree hung over the water, dipping the tips of its branches in the current.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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