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lip

[lip] / lɪp /




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You can see it through so many different versions in these different photographs — her hair changes, how she dresses changes, the red lip.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 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

Mr. Epstein pays only lip service to the idea that constraints aren’t always beneficial.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Elsewhere, the award for best drama went to ITV's Code of Silence, which starred Rose Ayling-Ellis as a deaf woman who helps police with her lip reading skills.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

“So maybe we already did what the letter wanted us to do,” Regan said, biting her lip.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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