skid
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Nvidia’s stock price closed lower for seven straight trading days until the skid ended Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
There was a skid, followed by the unmistakable sound of dog meeting trash cans: bowling ball, pins.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
They stumbled to a 5-1 loss and extended their skid to a season-high five games and ensure a second straight series loss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Not even the pharmaceutical distributor’s second straight guidance hike this year could stop the skid.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
She would work madly until she had not only caught up with but passed them all, and then she’d skid to a total halt.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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
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
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
As soon as Madan’s skids lifted from the glacier, he nosed the aircraft forward, dropped like a stone over the lip of the Icefall, and disappeared into the shadows.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
"On day five my wing mirror got clipped by a passing vehicle and I skidded onto the hard shoulder" but was "relatively unscathed".
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The ball skidded against the dirt and deflected off the base over Bryce Harper’s head.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 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
Back in April, the S&P 500 skidded to the edge of bear-market territory, defined as a drop of 20% or more.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 16, 2026
He leaped down the staircase, three steps at a time, and skidded to a halt, searching for a way out.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
Back then, stocks were setting up for a historic comeback after nearly skidding into bear-market territory following the White House’s initial “liberation day” tariff rollout.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 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
But it didn’t take long for that to go skidding into a wall of paperwork and logistical concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
The moment Rita Skeeter had spoken, the green quill had started to scribble, skidding across the parchment.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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