slipped
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Warner stock slipped 1.5% to $26.87 — below Paramount’s offer of $31 a share.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
According to Nielsen data cited by the WSJ, Netflix’s share of TV viewership slipped to 7.8% in April, the lowest level in nearly a year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
According to Gallup, the public’s positive image of “capitalism” has slipped to 54%, but 81% of Americans have a positive image of free enterprise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Travel and leisure stocks fell on Mideast escalation as the Europe-wide Stoxx 600 slipped 0.5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The weight of its limp body dragged it off the raft, and it slipped soundlessly beneath the water.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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