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skip

[skip] / skɪp /




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While some journalists twisted their movie and television coverage around major plot events, others tackled them head-on, writing “ending explained” and “twist revealed” articles for readers who wanted to skip to the point.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

His boss offered Hassabis a million pounds to skip college, but he turned down the money and went to Cambridge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Many California students who plan to apply to UC skip the tests, and many of them also apply to USC, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Hodge of Natixis CIB thinks there are several reasons for the Fed to skip hiking rates in October.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

I could skip Cully’s place, but I’d kick myself hard if I ended up missing a Wonder.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

“I don’t care who wins in the 40th,” said Orange County Democratic Party Chair Florice Hoffman, who skipped voting in the race.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The victory was aided by a 19% abstention rate, one of the lowest on record, after a push to mobilize voters who skipped the first round.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Mine is that I put in the hours, skipped trips I wanted to take and turned down a chance to go part time at 58 because I wanted us secure.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Green leader Zack Polanski, who skipped the conference vote to unsuccessfully campaign for election in a Westminster by-election, has said he wants to see the "imperfect" motion amended in future.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Gnomes skipped and pranced among the crowds, squealing the day’s wonderful news.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

This is reflected in his campaign’s perhaps oversimplified yard signs, the majority of which carry only two words “Sununu, Senator,” prompting plenty of residents to wonder if he’s deliberately skipping listing his first name.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Except when the moment arrived, she inexplicably dodged it, skipping the song’s first chorus and soft-pedaling the second — an anticlimax for the ages.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

To make up for higher diesel costs, Struve said he was skipping maintenance repairs on his equipment, hoping nothing breaks as harvest season begins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

She said some families on the lowest incomes were going to have to make decisions such as whether to "prioritise feeding their children over themselves", skipping meals and choosing not to heat their homes.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Then I got into the habit of skipping breakfast each morning and going straight to the barn.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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