skittered
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Darda pointed out that the last time this happened, the S&P 500 skittered to the edge of bear-market territory shortly afterward.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
He got there despite another Sunday that nearly skittered away from him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Siphonophores -- largely translucent creatures in fanciful shapes resembling toddlers' drawings -- glowed as they drifted by, and silver, fingernail-sized fish skittered out of the sub's wake.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
And, most notably, Kelly Bensimon rounded out three days of tension between her and Frankel with a full-fledged, rambling breakdown, where subjects skittered between everything from Gwyneth Paltrow and gummy bears to Al Sharpton’s hairstyle.
From Salon ● May 20, 2025
Zane batted at her wildly until she skittered down his neck, across his chest, and buried herself inside the suitcase of loot, where she promptly became entangled in the pricey headphones.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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