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A notable absence at that meeting will be US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will skip due to "domestic engagements", a department official said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
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
Another, who estimated she had given £40,000 to NOS over seven years, recalled the "manipulative" Brain persuading her to skip her brother's wedding in South Africa and buy van for the community instead.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
It wasn’t that he wanted to skip his walk.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
“I would have thought a budget that does imply an effort of consolidation would get a more positive reaction, but markets skipped forward,” said Benjamin Schroeder, an interest-rate strategist at ING.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
He was so anxious that he skipped the morning sessions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Until now he had appeared before the court by video link and then skipped multiple hearings.
From BBC ● 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 Recollection skipped forward, moving through flashes of bright images, slowing into real time only when a second car barreled down the road.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
At the same time that layoffs are skipping along at historic lows, most businesses are also unwilling to bring on lots of new workers.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
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 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 The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 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
She is fairly skipping with excitement at seeing him.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
