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Calderon said he had heard from numerous school districts across the state that had been dipping into reserve funds to avoid layoffs and cutbacks since the Secure Rural Schools Act expired.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

Erdogan's popularity had been dipping amid a cost of living crisis even before last month's earthquakes.

From Reuters • Mar. 4, 2023

Francona also woke up with peanut butter on his glasses, he said, because he had been dipping pretzels into a jar of peanut butter as he fell asleep in bed.

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2021

Stevens, a 42-year-old farmer who once taught school, admitted that he had been dipping into the town till ever since he took office in 1935, but he had put back $3,100.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dobyns had been dipping his toe into archival research for more than a decade, with results he found intriguing.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann