skid
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The Dodgers’ recent skid dropped their National League West lead into single digits for the first time in over a month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
I think I say somewhere in the book that he responded to criticism from the network like a driver turning into a skid.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Despite entering on a three-game skid, the Angels came to play to open a three-game series against the Rangers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Not even the pharmaceutical distributor’s second straight guidance hike this year could stop the skid.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
"Nothing's too ruff for us!" shouts Nala from her perch on the left skid.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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
But the momentum trade has hit the skids during the first two trading sessions of July, with the ETF down 6.6% this month through Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 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
Mr. Sarandos met with the President last month to grease the skids for his acquisition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
He skids along the maze, looking which way to go, and we laugh when he gets himself in a dead end.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The video shows a spray of debris flying as the truck struck the overpass, tipped over, and skidded on its side.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The ball skidded against the dirt and deflected off the base over Bryce Harper’s head.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
But in 2024, that relationship skidded to a halt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The victims' vehicle, which was leading an official convoy of five cars, skidded off the road and plunged into a ravine, he said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 20, 2026
The car’s engine roared to life, and the fox skidded to a stop at the edge of the road.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
An Amazon cargo plane overshot the runway at Miami International Airport a week ago, crashing into nearby vehicles and skidding to a stop 1,300 feet past the runway with its right engine on fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
And as “Blow Out” reminds us, all it takes to be pulled into this vicious riptide is the squeal of a shot-out tire skidding against the asphalt.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Call sprinted home on an Alex Freeland single, his helmet popping off and skidding a couple of feet into the grass as he crossed home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
UPS flight 2976, a cargo plane, crashed during takeoff at Louisville International Airport at around 17:15 local time on Tuesday, skidding off the runway and striking nearby buildings.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
He danced to the side to escape, skidding on the railing, almost falling.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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