skipping

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Russell, too, was admonished by Wolff when he made a sarcastic comment about the location at which Antonelli had chosen to give back the lead after skipping the chicane.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Abdullah took his job so seriously, Abdullahi said, that he would stand in the hot sun constantly peering around and at times skipping meals.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Can you compensate for skipping exercise this week by doing extra workouts the week before?

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

When he noticed people were taking the soap and skipping the sermon, he printed his beliefs on the label—30,000 words of ecstatic philosophy wedged alongside boasts about the product’s many uses: Tooth cleaning!

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

If he came in at too shallow an angle, his ship would bounce off the atmosphere like a stone skipping off the surface of a pond.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin