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This race had never been wet before, and the combination of water and the already slippery track meant that the extreme tyres were used in both the first two sessions.

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In heavy snow, riders can use snow chains on their tyres to improve traction on slippery roads, it says.

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The red soil has the nerve to be slippery, making it hard to stop or turn when we need to.

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Troika thus has a troika of meanings, which simply proves that words are slippery creatures in every language.

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The earth was muddy with dew, the stone paths slippery and wet.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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