skid
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I think I say somewhere in the book that he responded to criticism from the network like a driver turning into a skid.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Micron’s strong earnings arrived after a slump in tech shares, including a 7.5% slide for Micron and a 5.5% skid for Nvidia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Despite entering on a three-game skid, the Angels came to play to open a three-game series against the Rangers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Not even the pharmaceutical distributor’s second straight guidance hike this year could stop the skid.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
I take off for the kitchen and skid to a stop at the table.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Automakers have hit the skids because of the Middle East conflict pushing up raw materials costs and snarling up shipping routes, as well as US import tariffs and Chinese rivals gaining market share.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Once-popular momentum trades that showered investors with outsize rewards last year finally hit the skids.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
The infringements were small - between 0.07mm and 0.12mm on the skids on Norris' car and between 0.04mm and 0.26mm on Piastri's.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
My boot skids slightly on a damp stair.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
Chip stocks skidded Wednesday after Warsh said that anyone expecting the Fed would tolerate inflation running above its 2% goal “would be disappointed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
The ball skidded, spat and turned, but the eighth-wicket pair survived until Santner skipped one into Atkinson's back pad.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The ball skidded against the dirt and deflected off the base over Bryce Harper’s head.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
The victims' vehicle, which was leading an official convoy of five cars, skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine, he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
Hazel yelped a little, and the car skidded into the busy intersection and stopped.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
Call sprinted home on an Alex Freeland single, his helmet popping off and skidding a couple of feet into the grass as he crossed home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The agency’s rules touch virtually every facet of transportation safety, including regulations that keep airplanes in the sky, prevent gas pipelines from exploding and stop freight trains carrying toxic chemicals from skidding off the rails.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2026
If you do start skidding, stay calm, steer into the skid and avoid sudden movements like hitting the brakes.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
Its motorized innards were prone to skidding, seizing and unexplained work stoppages, causing the crew to occasionally handle the camera like a vending machine that had stolen their money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
The moment Rita Skeeter had spoken, the green quill had started to scribble, skidding across the parchment.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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