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slip

noun as in loss of foothold

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noun as in decrease

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noun as in piece of paper

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noun as in space for docking

verb as in lessen, return to a lower quality

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verb as in move sneakily

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—Eurozone bond yields slipped as U.S.-China tensions ease and an end to the U.S. government shutdown starts to look possible.

Of its two segments, completion and production revenue slipped to $3.22 billion.

Placards on the table provide instructions on how to eat Din Tai Fung’s xiao long bao, or soup dumplings, and diners mark their orders on long slips of paper that are then collected by servers.

Australian edges were swallowed by England slip fielders.

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China's economic growth slipped below five percent in the third quarter of 2025, official data showed Monday, the slowest pace in a year in the face of trade headwinds and a continued domestic consumer slump.

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