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A new project can always use a helping hand — some popular IP, a respected brand name — to skip to the front of the line and cross the velvet rope to an audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
As tempting as it is, you might want to skip letting artificial intelligence write your resume.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
And if you start — or end — the meal with Wisconsin cheese, don’t skip the apricot preserves alongside it.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Some brands opt to skip fermentation, which naturally produces alcohol, and instead mix ingredients such as herbs and spices in hot water before distilling the mixture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
I wanted to hug everyone and do cartwheels and skip down the block singing, Everything's really gonna be all good!
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
The 81-year-old had appeared by video link when he was first brought to the court in The Hague, but had since skipped hearings, with his defence team saying he was too ill.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
The driver “lost control of the vehicle” and skipped over a curb before striking a tree, police said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
The panel also found Edwards skipped votes to spend time with one staffer, and in one instance had roughly 30 types of ice cream delivered to a staffer’s home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
And Littler, who skipped the first 26 events on the circuit, is currently £16,750 behind 64th-placed Shane McGuirk.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
In any case, we were starving; we skipped the ballet and went to dinner instead.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Patients, of course, who will order these cheaper, unproven products via an 800-number or the internet, skipping appointments with real doctors who can provide accurate diagnoses and proven treatments.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Xi also stayed for less than 24 hours, skipping the gala dinner hosted by Modi on Saturday night.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Nomura analyst Naka Matsuzawa had expected the yen to gain further this week as the Fed leans toward skipping a September rate increase and the case for a BOJ hike strengthens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
When I joked, “I didn’t realize I was communicating with the NSA,” without skipping a beat, he replied: “breaking news the fbi let a spy get shot 5 times!”
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
He pulled out a long plastic skipping rope.
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
