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skip

[skip] / skɪp /




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Currently Merlin-run parks operate a reverse queue system for Rap holders, meaning they must pre-book a slot in advance to skip the queue for a ride, then wait before they can go on another.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Operating on tighter budgets, Nastro expects some consumers to skip trips home for Thanksgiving to save money for a December flight, or opt out of holiday travel completely.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

Harper said the owners need not be concerned about a wave of players wanting to skip the Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

But many Chinese tourists nowadays skip the bamboo-raft river cruise, which costs about $30 for two people, according to Wu Fandong, a 45-year-old raftsman.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Pencilled-in markings can be a big help if it's difficult to spot the place you need to skip to.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

In an unprecedented display of extended parenting, the two white-tailed parents skipped a year's breeding season to continue to tend for their year-old offspring.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

A growing number of leaders have skipped this year's forum and sent lower-ranked ministers in their place.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

Two of last year’s biggest Oscar contenders, “Sinners” and “One Battle After Another,” also skipped fall festival launches, raising questions about how essential such festivals — Telluride among them — remain to an awards campaign.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

The panel also found Edwards skipped votes to spend time with one staffer, and in one instance had roughly 30 types of ice cream delivered to a staffer’s home.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

We move a little farther up the right side of the U, toward the Great Vault, but take a turn through a skinny doorway we skipped on our tour.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

Patients, of course, who 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 MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

Nomura analyst Naka Matsuzawa had expected the yen to gain further this week as the Fed leans toward skipping a September rate increase and the case for a BOJ hike strengthens.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 7, 2026

We would recommend skipping The Dog Stars and The Whisper Man, which were both disappointing adaptations of great books.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

Visitors to Wales' highest mountain are being urged to respect others by not skipping queues to reach the top following rows among climbers.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Khosrou—I’ll stop writing it so you can stop skipping it—was the famous king who made the carpet called “The Spring of Khosrou,” where the rubies and emeralds were flowers in a golden field.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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