skidding

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And the Nasdaq composite was skidding lower, with artificial-intelligence stocks having another tough day on Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 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

Ogier crashed after skidding round a leafy corner, sending his car head-over-heels into a tree and losing a front wheel.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Ever since, he’s been skidding down the alphabet, saving even more daughters, wives, girlfriends, sons, grandsons and other people’s families, as well as a train, a mine, a battleship, an airplane and a pub.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

She gave him a head start before chasing after him, skidding down the hall.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn