skids

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When a U.S. competitor crosses the finish line and skids to a sideways stop, she soon has a teammate there to greet her with a hug.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

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

And that the car was subsequently found to have worn its skids too much.

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

It is getting easier to find EV chargers in the U.S. just as the market for electric vehicles hits the skids.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

A cab skids past me, spraying an additional forty gallons of puddle water onto my pants—the only things, so far, that had remained relatively dry.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle