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One study found that people who consumed at least one serving of skim or low-fat milk each day had a 19% increased risk of prostate cancer compared with those who rarely drank it.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

If you’re trying to lose weight or lower your cholesterol, skim milk is better than full-fat.

From Slate ● Jan. 28, 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

I shift my arm to create more space between us, not wanting to skim her arm in the dark.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

Contestants in the world championships get three skims, launched from a large flat rock known as the Skim of Destiny.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Think of it as a highly subjective road-trip mixtape that skims through history, one that pauses to consider something remarkable unfolding in a pocket of the country at a particular time and place.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Here, Borgli only skims the surface, counting on subtext to imply that Charlie and Rachel have been forced to confront innate prejudices about their partners, who are both Black.

From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026

While baggier hems are more popular, Turner Allen, 31, a stylist, suggests wearing a pant that skims the top of the shoe: in denim he suggests a quarter- or half-break.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2024

Or, rather, she skims the pages and sees that the content is all about the same: How could you?

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

This was not money skimmed from a contract.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

According to prosecutors, McCluskie, Williamson, and another consultant skimmed $225,000 from one of Becerra’s dormant campaign accounts and funneled it to McCluskie through various entities.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

If it appeared on a menu, I skimmed past it.

From Salon ● Apr. 10, 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

I’d already studied a lot of this stuff, but I skimmed over it again now to refresh my memory.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

In one case, officials seized a 2,500-square-foot home in Transylvania from a man accused by Romanian authorities of running a U.S. skimming operation from Europe and who was convicted under Romanian money-laundering laws.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

It’s sketched out for cynical skimming rather than deeper psychological consideration.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026

Cleanup teams are skimming and pumping oil from the tributary and deploying absorbent booms and pads to recover oil trapped along the creek bed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

When reading this advert, you would be forgiven for skimming over the words "first-steps", as a turn of phrase.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2025

That spring morning she had flown over the sea with her bare feet skimming the water, her boots in her pockets, the ocean spray flecking her ankles, laughing with the speed and joy of it.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell