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lip

[lip] / lɪp /




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Korda secured the win with a 34-inch par putt on the 18th hole, with the ball circling around the back lip before dropping in.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

You’re invoking the widely held assumption that he lip syncs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

But worse than the price hikes is the unsettling feeling that consumers are being gaslit by tech giants paying lip service to the gaming community while delaying product releases or peddling AI-generated “slop.”

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

He told the three-judge panel that the court must not pay "lip service" to human rights, adding that the right to criticise state organs is protected by China's constitution.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

I bit my lip as I looked at the makeshift rock wall the Union soldiers had erected at the top of the hill.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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