slide

Example Sentences

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Barely contained by screen, it resembles a microscope slide teeming with bacteria.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Technical analysis points to a summer slide, according to Fundstrat’s Newton.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

China seems to be opting to let imports slide and use up its inventories, the analysts at Morgan Stanley said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

There wasn’t much in terms of news pushing tech stock higher; instead today’s gains show that investors view the chips slide more as more of a pause.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

What if he didn’t slide completely across the river the second time?

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el