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"I think we need to look at that first round and look at how easily AJ was hurt. We can't just skip past that," 5 Live boxing pundit Steve Bunce said.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
A clean produce brush might help, food-safety experts say, but skip the chemical produce washes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Shopping for a home loan on top of the strenuous process of shopping for the house itself might sound exhausting — but buyers who skip this undertaking often end up considerably overpaying for their mortgage.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
If you’re really worried, skip uncooked produce like salad mixes, berries, basil, and snap peas for the time being.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
She’d be early, deciding to skip breakfast after the room-changing incident, needing a little time to get her spirit right, as Gran always said.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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But he also thinks they have skipped the dreaded Trough of Disillusionment, a phase that is part of research firm Gartner’s Tech Hype Cycle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
But sometimes, remodeling leaves homeowners with a sour taste in their mouth and wishing they’d skipped the project entirely.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
This one, for reasons I can’t say I fully understand, skipped all that and went into effect immediately—as of today.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
While Wallace isn’t perfect, he has skipped most of that awkwardness, it appears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
She skipped around the corner, but the path was blocked with plastic netting.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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“I’m totally tickled. I’ve just been skipping up and down the street. It’s so delightful,” says the New Yorker, who was nominated for playing immortal island founder Richard Warren the day after his 50th birthday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
So Ridge Route 2.0 was built, simply skipping the original, cutting wider lanes with fewer turns, lower down on the mountain grades, and so cutting time and distance off the L.A.-Bakersfield journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Buffett was skipping his typical midyear donation to the Gates Foundation to wait to see the findings of a review into the foundation’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
After skipping the rest of the clay season, Draper withdrew from Queen's, saying his recovery was "going in the right direction" but he needed "one more week" before returning at Eastbourne.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Under the changing leaves of the trees near the house, she entertained them with some vigorous skipping and dancing games that she had recently invented.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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