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Volkswagen on Friday said that a slide in sales accelerated in the second quarter, as the crisis-hit German auto group reportedly considers cutting up to 100,000 jobs worldwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
After a steep post-earnings slide, shares of Micron popped 7% on Thursday morning as the company announced a $3 billion plan to invest in its U.S. semiconductor supply chain.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Every so often, a wildcard will slip through the cracks, but that’s become increasingly uncommon, especially in an era where fans are militant in their reluctance to let any unsavory portraits slide.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Against Auger-Aliassime, an innocuous slide to a backhand led to him tweaking his left calf and needing a medical timeout.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
I slide down the front of my locker and wrap my arms around my knees.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
His PowerPoint slides were unreadable because of small text and the auditorium’s bright lights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Precious metal miner Hochschild Mining drops 3.2% while peer Fresnillo slides 2% and Endeavour Mining drops 1.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
All three ETFs are still up sharply for the year though despite these recent slides.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
In afternoon European trade, Brent crude slides 2.8% to $74.62 a barrel, while WTI futures fall 3% to $71.06 a barrel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
It had been removed from the final conference—so, too, had been the slides that accompanied the talk that had been posted on the Bear Stearns Web site.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
But in a gloomy sign, fixed-asset investment slid 5.7 percent on-year in the first half.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
First Hawaiian shares slid about 4% to $29.07, while TriCo shares rose 12% to $59.88.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
—Gold futures slid more than 1% after the U.S.-Iran escalation revived concerns about inflation and prospects of tighter monetary policy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Shares in AstraZeneca and Ionis Pharmaceuticals slid on Thursday after the companies announced that a heart disease drug they had been developing together failed a late-stage trial.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
She tossed her backpack into the seat next to Bat and then slid into the front seat, slamming the door.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
Lovely, slidden pass by Tielemans, and a lovely, calm, delayed finish by Iheancho.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021
The cans bulged slightly after the operation, and were therefore slidden along by the trolleyful to men with needles and soldering irons, who vented them, and soldered the aperture.
From From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel by Kipling, Rudyard
“Like causes have produced like effects; and each island is little but the peak of a volcano, down whose shoulders lava and ash have slidden toward the sea.”
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick
He had slidden to the end of his tether,—the other end of which was fast to the drogue drifting about in the sea, as already said, on the opposite side of the carcass.
From The Ocean Waifs A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea by Reid, Mayne
The cans bulged slightly after the operation, and were therefore slidden along by the trolleyful to men with needles and soldering-irons who vented them and soldered the aperture.
From American Notes by Kipling, Rudyard
Swift’s popularity has been sliding since the peak of her well-received Eras tour that kicked off in 2023.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
One, he said, showed someone sliding down a pyramid feature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The Bayer Leverkusen defender caught Mexico's Jesus Gallardo high on the shin following a sliding challenge in the 54th minute.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The law adjusted the credit’s sliding scale to cover more of those expenses for parents who have either low or moderate incomes.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
Gene feels me sliding away and—risking worse trouble with Ms. Wilson— lunges out at me.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
