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Markets now think the Fed will skip a move at its October meeting and then hike in December.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Brits who want to see the 11th-century relic say they’re being treated like Taylor Swift fans on Ticketmaster while American tech billionaires, luxury hotel guests and museum sponsors get to skip the line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The Sparks essentially tried to skip the rebuilding part of a rebuild, and then almost everything that could go wrong with that plan did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
This isn’t about optimizing every meal, spending three hours prepping identical containers or constructing the sort of Sunday routine that makes you feel behind when you inevitably skip it.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
Wasn’t it a hop, skip, and a jump from selling Mother’s goods on the black market to ferrying around documents on her bicycle, to couriering medicines, to smuggling out people?
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
He was so anxious that he skipped the morning sessions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 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
In an unprecedented display of extended parenting, the two white-tailed parents skipped a year's breeding season to continue to tend for their year-old offspring.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 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
He gave the satyr a big smack on the cheek, then skipped to the rail.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
There, the discussion shifted from seven-part heroes’ journeys centered on skipping little luxuries like Starbucks to drink-based dominance theory.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
While the ratings Emmy program ticked up in the previous two years, the telecast remains challenged by the overall trend of viewers skipping award show telecasts in favor of clips on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 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
Then Ray brings out oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and we watch Tadeo drumming and Goober skipping over and over again.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
