the skids
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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
After a brief reprieve, stocks linked to artificial-intelligence trade hit the skids this week, as investors once again shifted their money into anything with a whiff of value.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 13, 2025
Mr. Sarandos met with the President last month to grease the skids for his acquisition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
On Norris' car, two of the skids were illegal - one at the front by 0.12mm and one at the rear by 0.07mm.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 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
