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The financial sector continued its downward slide, bringing its overall slump from a recent peak in May 2025 to 129,000.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
For Jenga, it was how to add weight to the tiny blocks to make sure they could stack well—players still need to use a toothpick to slide them out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
The energy consulting firm expects capacity to slide to 17.45 million barrels a day this year.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
BCA Research’s Arthur Budaghyan warns U.S. bonds could continue to slide until financial conditions tighten.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
I slide onto the floor in a heap.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Manus, founded by Chinese entrepreneurs, has developed an AI agent that can carry out sophisticated tasks such as writing in-depth research reports and preparing presentation slides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"The charge a droplet acquires as it slides depends heavily on the specific surface -- we measured differences of up to a factor of ten," explains Zhongyuan Ni, the study's first author.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar to serve as Donald Trump's presidential jet experienced a takeoff delay Wednesday as inspectors checked one of its inflatable slides used for emergency evacuations.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
It includes an architectural model and original blueprints of the Integratron, as well as nearly 630 photographs, negatives and slides, more than 250 audio recordings, 8-millimeter film footage, books, publications and other records and ephemera.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
The wall of the box in front of me slides up and—it’s forest.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
Word spread quickly, and soon a throng of smartphone-wielding citizens had surrounded the immigration enforcement van, which couldn’t move because one enterprising, early-arriving activist had slid underneath it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
On Wednesday, the Nasdaq composite gained 0.2% and the S&P 500 ticked down 0.3%, while the Dow industrials slid 0.9%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Colapinto locked up at the restart after a safety-car period and slid into Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, who then hit McLaren driver Norris, in an incident which resulted in all three retiring from the race.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
“They slid that card over, and I just slid to the floor crying,” Williams told ESPN.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Carefully, I slid the boot back beneath the leaves, and for a moment I thought I caught the smell of the magic, as the trolls had said.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Lovely, slidden pass by Tielemans, and a lovely, calm, delayed finish by Iheancho.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021
All down the hill, descending to our camp, were fragments of columns and of decorated friezes of temples, that had evidently been rolled or had slidden down from their places.
From Byeways in Palestine by James Finn
They called her the "dear child," for without any effort on her part she had slidden into their hearts and found a ready welcome in each sympathizing bosom.
From Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Thou didst promise; but verily the substance hath slidden from my grasp: whilst I, fond fool, embraced a shadow.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by John Roby
For a second or two I lay on my back wondering if I could slide out of my difficulty as easily as I had slidden into it.
Gold prices have faltered, falling back from record highs earlier this year and sliding further in recent months amid rising bond yields and rate-hike uncertainty.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
“Waterfall island kitchen with quartz counters, custom cabinetry, large dining area & hidden pantry. Sun-drenched family room with walls of sliding glass doors that bring the outdoors in,” the listing adds.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
I could just make out a cowboy hat as the sliding doors closed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
"It was a series of sliding doors moments that led us to each other and from something so tragic, came an enduring, special friendship."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Move,” I scream, dropping the harness, swimming, sliding onto Belle’s back.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
