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A slide into poverty, pre-dating Tinubu, has continued for millions, with more than 60 percent of Nigerians now living below the poverty line, according to the World Bank, up from 40 percent in 2019.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

Moynihan tends to slide in one vocabulary word for each earnings call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Dodgers had lost seven in a row before finally winning Saturday at Arizona, then promptly resumed the slide Sunday with a loss to the Diamondbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

In Manchester and Liverpool, first contact - the point at which the sun appears to slide behind the moon - is expected at 18:13.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

She would be sitting there, hearing my voice stop and start, slide and shake, and she would not be impressed.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Repairs were delayed by additional slides in the years that followed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

From shoulder shimmies and frat flicks to somersaults and knee slides, the Flemings and Schifferles left it all on the dance floor to prove the prowess of their family name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

A council spokesperson said new equipment suitable for ages 0-14 had been installed in recent weeks including new swings, slides, climbing frames, accessible and inclusive equipment and sensory panels.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Confirming these ideas is difficult because sperm observed on glass slides often behave differently from sperm moving inside the much more complicated environment of the female body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026

I look away, as my own guilt slides back into its place on my shoulders like it thinks it belongs there.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

He slid into his most recent slump during the Dodgers’ last homestand, but the Colorado altitude didn’t immediately work its magic when the team went back on the road.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Gas-station receipts slid almost 1% last month, but renewed hostilities with Iran has pushed fuel costs back up.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

Shares slid 17% to $218.63 in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Shares of sneaker maker On Holding slid 20% to $30.91 after the Swiss company said it slowed wholesale shipments after waning demand for running shoes dented earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

When Nicole got about fifty feet from shore, Chase and Rashawn slid down the muddy embankment.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Lovely, slidden pass by Tielemans, and a lovely, calm, delayed finish by Iheancho.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 6, 2021

In places the tracks are such as would be made by feet, that had slidden upon soft clay in descending declivities.

From The First White Man of the West Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'l. Boone, the First Settler of Kentucky; Interspersed with Incidents in the Early Annals of the Country. by Timothy Flint

If he washes with a piece of hard untractable soap, and it darts from his hand and scoots along the floor, his "luck has dropped" and "slidden" likewise.

From Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. by William F. Howe

Then—he collapsed, falling as if the slab on which he stood had slidden from under him, and remained—flattened tense, wide-eyed, and dangerous.

From The Way of the Wild by Harry Rountree

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

Skubal retired the first six batters he faced, with the help of a sliding catch by center fielder Andy Pages and a diving grab by right fielder Kyle Tucker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The yen has been sliding despite previous interventions and comments by Katayama that Japan was ready to act, remarks aimed at deterring investors from betting on the currency sliding further.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

She enters a spotless kitchen, unloads a bag of groceries, and unwraps a frozen pizza before sliding it in the oven.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

Polls show Rodriguez’s popularity is sliding as Venezuelans lose patience with the pace of economic and political reforms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

“Excuse me,” she says quietly, before dropping her napkin onto the table and sliding out of the booth.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse