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Not only does she seize her moment, she even briefly slips into Misty’s old “Red Eye” costume: a Jackie-esque stewardess skirt suit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Brent crude slips 0.9% to $98.42 a barrel, while WTI futures are down 1.4% to $89.28 a barrel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The boy slips away, his companion is released without charge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Not only did the captain survive the Ali no-ball, he also edged between the static slips off a furious Abbas when he had 34.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

And the more I read, the more the warm feeling slips away.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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