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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

Can I suggest you read, or at least skim, Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged”?

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026

Rio prosecutors charged Flávio in 2020 with running a scheme to skim the salaries of legislative aides, a case later closed after key evidence was thrown out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

Few readers would even skim a story beneath the headline “Nothing New at Arms Talks Today.”

From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026

I skim through the text, which seems to be describing exactly what’s happening to me.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

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

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

Theo skims along life, all surface, no depth, simple and uncomplicated.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

This was not money skimmed from a contract.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Even the fanciest European supermarkets typically offered three types of milk: whole, semiskimmed and skimmed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm hammered a four-seam fastball that skimmed the top of the strike zone over the center-field wall in the first inning.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

This reduction in risk applied to various types of milk, including whole, semi-skimmed and skimmed.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2025

Fairies skimmed the surface of the water and soared among the gazebos.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull

Working with U.S. law enforcement agencies, Romanian officials are moving to seize assets in Romania acquired with skimming proceeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

"Whenever you mention stone skimming, it immediately brings up nostalgic memories of doing it with their family - parents or grandparents teaching them how to do it," he explained.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

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 winged steed Pegasus, after skimming the air all day, went every night to a comfortable stable in Corinth.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton