skittered

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Darda pointed out that the last time this happened, the S&P 500 skittered to the edge of bear-market territory shortly afterward.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

He got there despite another Sunday that nearly skittered away from him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Siphonophores -- largely translucent creatures in fanciful shapes resembling toddlers' drawings -- glowed as they drifted by, and silver, fingernail-sized fish skittered out of the sub's wake.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

And, most notably, Kelly Bensimon rounded out three days of tension between her and Frankel with a full-fledged, rambling breakdown, where subjects skittered between everything from Gwyneth Paltrow and gummy bears to Al Sharpton’s hairstyle.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

One circle of fairies spread their arms, and fragments of glass skittered together, took the form of a pair of fairies, and came back to life.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull