slide
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The family's lawyer has been firm in regards to online comments, saying he would "let nothing slide".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
A slide into poverty, pre-dating Tinubu, has continued for millions, with more than 60 percent of Nigerians now living below the poverty line, according to the World Bank, up from 40 percent in 2019.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
But this recent slide has been sobering, with virtually all bats going cold at once.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Allen Moyer’s set used conveyer belts to slide furniture in from the wings; Greg Emetaz’s misty videos included projections of Orpheus and Eurydice, a subtext in the work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
She tried once, twice, then finally got the door to slide open.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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
After the judge forbade them from using certain PowerPoint slides, Halem’s former attorneys decided against presenting an opening statement to jurors, scuttling any possibility of a favorable outcome, Weimortz said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Those slides have raised concerns over people who have borrowed money to invest in stocks, leading to South Korean authorities taking action to curb the practice.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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
He slides a toe along one whisker to its end, then lets it spring and sparkle in the moonlight.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Walmart’s shares slid 9.2%, helping drag down the Dow Jones Industrial Average 1.3%, or 704 points.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 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
Gas-station receipts slid almost 1% last month, but renewed hostilities with Iran has pushed fuel costs back up.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
U.S. stocks slid as negotiations about the future of the Strait of Hormuz remain deadlocked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He slid a sweating cold six of bottled iced tea in the fridge, staying tradish by bringing food to the family home he’d entered.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Lovely, slidden pass by Tielemans, and a lovely, calm, delayed finish by Iheancho.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021
For a second or two I lay on my back wondering if I could slide out of my difficulty as easily as I had slidden into it.
Then—he collapsed, falling as if the slab on which he stood had slidden from under him, and remained—flattened tense, wide-eyed, and dangerous.
From The Way of the Wild by Harry Rountree
Somewhere in the course of this crowded and heated day, a dinner was slidden in, which gave our labor a brief interval of rest and refreshment.
From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe
The earth, saturated with moisture, had slidden like an avalanche from the steep rugged slopes, and huge boulders, tilted from their muddy beds, were thrown into the glens below.
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
Earnings-call word choice is rarely accidental—whether it’s Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan quietly sliding obscure SAT words into scripts or retail leaders sending signals to anyone who’s listening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Then, after another sliding catch by Pages and a strikeout, he gave up a single to Crow-Armstrong and walked Seiya Suzuki.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The yen has been sliding despite previous interventions and comments by Katayama that Japan was ready to act, remarks aimed at deterring investors from betting on the currency sliding further.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
She enters a spotless kitchen, unloads a bag of groceries, and unwraps a frozen pizza before sliding it in the oven.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Two big tears were sliding slowly down her cheeks.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
