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The proportion of adults regularly using physical contactless cards dipped slightly as a result, although debit cards remain the most popular way to pay.

The effect of what sounded like ticking clocks going astray felt like an inviting dip in the lake.

Birthday dinners are a tactical operation: you order the dip, I’ll handle the macaroni and cheese balls, you grab the sliders.

Goggins told The Times last year that he sees his career as a stock he wants to own: “There have been dips, but it’s gradually gone up over time.”

Stocks for companies such as Netflix and Disney dipped briefly, then bounced back.