skids

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South Korea wasn’t the only popular retail-driven momentum play to hit the skids on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 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

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

From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025

He skids to a stop on the packed dirt and shouts, between pants, “He’s on the move!”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin