slide

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Figures released Friday showed the eurozone economy contracted in the first three months of the year, leaving it at risk of a slide into recession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Shares continued to slide in after-hours trading and extended their losses on Friday, closing down 6.8% at $55.70.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

—European blue-chip stock indexes largely fall at the open as tech stocks slide and banks weaken, even as most sectors open in the green.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

SpaceX also posted a copy of its roadshow slide deck, which executives can be expected to use over the coming days to persuade investors to participate in its IPO.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Shaking now so hard his teeth chattered, he used his free hand to slide the rope from his shoulder.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell