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skid

[skid] / skɪd /


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It was no surprise when this coincided with the team’s 18-game winless streak—the longest skid of any team in the salary-cap era began in 2005.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Police officers are analysing skid marks on Jupiter Island's 30mph South Beach Road to gauge the speed of the 82-time tour winner's car while attempting his ill-fated overtake manoeuvre.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Michael Porter Jr scored 23 points, 20 of them in the first half, as the Nets halted a three-game skid.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

She placed 40th, 11th and fifth in World Cup races, before the knee buckled in her next race, causing her to skid off course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

How were we supposed to know that semi was going to skid into a telephone pole?

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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