the skids
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Automakers have hit the skids because of the Middle East conflict pushing up raw materials costs and snarling up shipping routes, as well as US import tariffs and Chinese rivals gaining market share.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
“It’s about being in the room where it happens, where deals are getting done or at least where the skids are getting greased,” says Charlie Sultan, president of Concur Travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Once-popular momentum trades that showered investors with outsize rewards last year finally hit the skids.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
Charlie pushes through the swinging doors to the back of the bakery and sets down the bundle on one of the skids.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
