slide
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They tried to slide open the door they had entered from, she said, but it was held shut by a chain on the outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, extending a slide, after Iran and Oman said they discussed a temporary deal to resume shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Smoother surfaces allow droplets to slide or detach more easily, but they provide fewer sites where new droplets can form.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Treasury’s buyback announcement was meant to arrest a monthslong slide in bonds that has pushed borrowing costs higher across the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Slowly, she let her stomach slide off the tree, feeling the water creep up to her waist.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
"If the explanation was not good, we used our phones to take photos and videos of the slides or the writing on the board, so we could review them later," the 21-year-old said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
From shoulder shimmies and frat flicks to somersaults and knee slides, the Flemings and Schifferles left it all on the dance floor to prove the prowess of their family name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A council spokesperson said new equipment suitable for ages 0-14 had been installed in recent weeks including new swings, slides, climbing frames, accessible and inclusive equipment and sensory panels.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Confirming these ideas is difficult because sperm observed on glass slides often behave differently from sperm moving inside the much more complicated environment of the female body.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The screen filled with slides from a microscope.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
U.S. jobless claims slid again last week, continuing this summer’s rollercoaster ride for unemployment levels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Oil prices slid in early European trade on fresh Middle East optimism, while Nasdaq futures fell as investors position ahead of Nvidia’s narrative-setting earnings and U.S. inflation data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sales of new single-family homes slid 10.5% to 607,000 in July.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
He slid into his most recent slump during the Dodgers’ last homestand, but the Colorado altitude didn’t immediately work its magic when the team went back on the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
I moved my bags onto the table—a small barrier between us and the rest of the world—and slid into the booth beside him.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Lovely, slidden pass by Tielemans, and a lovely, calm, delayed finish by Iheancho.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021
Why then is this people of Jerusalem slidden back by a perpetual backsliding? they hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
From Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature by Richard Green Moulton
Thou didst promise; but verily the substance hath slidden from my grasp: whilst I, fond fool, embraced a shadow.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
But he had quickly slidden from that position and was now lying flat along, in a sound sleep, and breathing heavily.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
Betty had been about to interpose, but at Aunt Priscilla's concession Doris had slidden down and taken Solomon in her arms, and rubbed her soft cheek against his head.
From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Amanda Minnie Douglas
The yen has been sliding despite previous interventions and comments by Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama that Japan was ready to act, remarks aimed at deterring investors from betting on the currency sliding further.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The chip maker’s otherworldly growth has become so ingrained in Wall Street’s psyche that many investors expect the company to beat expectations, leaving shares sliding in six of the past eight post-earnings trading sessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Cost-conscious customers giving up on TurboTax sent Intuit shares sliding in early Wednesday trade.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Skubal retired the first six batters he faced, with the help of a sliding catch by center fielder Andy Pages and a diving grab by right fielder Kyle Tucker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
I whirl around, water droplets sliding down my collar.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
