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Once-popular momentum trades that showered investors with outsize rewards last year finally hit the skids.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 7, 2026

But with his memory on the skids, how long can that last?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 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

On Norris' car, two of the skids were illegal - one at the front by 0.12mm and one at the rear by 0.07mm.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2025

I’m headed for the counter to ask the office lady why they sent for me when my heart skids to a stop.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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