skim
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Dairy prices slipped 0.7% in July as prices for whole and skim milk powder and butter declined.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Few readers would even skim a story beneath the headline “Nothing New at Arms Talks Today.”
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
The government secured guilty pleas in December from two advisors who worked with alongside her to skim money from Becerra.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
I’ve been conducting experiments with how much wiggle room there is on that date — about 35 days max if you skim the mold off the top.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 23, 2025
What’s the difference between regular milk and skim milk?
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
Equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle, it skims along the earth’s atmosphere and can maneuver, making it less predictable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
The screenplay hits the big moments and skims the details, but it also leaves room for director Thomas Napper to lean into flashes of lyrical dreaminess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
Ben Duckett clips Will Porter off his pads and the ball skims away for his first four of the day.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024
The plane skims across the water and can load up to 800 gallons in about 15 seconds, Cuthbert said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
Night-lanterns shine bright as the watching moon; the glow clings to the curved hedges arched over us, and skims the surface of the palace river ahead.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Below them is John, in prison regarding the aforementioned gas scam; a career con man, he skimmed that missing $10 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Where this story takes place — which metaphysical realm it’s actually set in — is skimmed over entirely.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
The drop was driven mainly by falling cheese and butter prices, due to ample supplies and strong global competition, while milk powder prices edged higher, supported by renewed import demand for skimmed milk powder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Based between an ancient burial mound and a rusting tin hut, the men stood on top of a nuclear fallout bunker, while aircraft skimmed them at terrifyingly low altitudes.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2025
A painted sledge skimmed the snow, drawn by a pair of ashy horses.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
Ellis, a sweet guy not averse to skimming a little off the top when dealing with moneyed customers — it’s a summer getaway for the rich — takes an immediate shine to Annie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Readers less enrapt about the details of these might find themselves skimming sections about them, or those about operating-system updates and later iMac models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
The world stone skimming championships have been rocked by a cheating scandal, after several competitors were disqualified for tampering.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
Sure, those are private matters, but skimming the surface like this only serves to bolster an image of an actor reformed.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025
As the turnoff to the railroad approached, Tally increased her speed, skimming the water as fast as she dared.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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