sliding

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The sequence started with Bosnian defender Stjepan Radeljic sliding in front of a Tillman pass, deflecting it forward toward Muharemovic.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Constitutional rights, she explains, do not operate on a sliding scale where more intrusion gradually transforms into a search.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

The country sits on one of the most active tectonic boundaries in South America, where the Caribbean Plate is sliding eastward along the South American Plate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

The Fed cut rates in January 2001 as the dot-com market came apart, and stocks kept sliding for almost two more years.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

He crawled into bed, sliding so effortlessly into sleep that when morning came, it caught him by surprise.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny