the skids
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Automakers have hit the skids because of the Middle East conflict pushing up raw materials costs and snarling up shipping routes, as well as US import tariffs and Chinese rivals gaining market share.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
Writer-director Michael Shanks plays their discordant musical taste like a minor joke among all the major reasons why their codependent relationship has hit the skids.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
After a brief reprieve, stocks linked to artificial-intelligence trade hit the skids this week, as investors once again shifted their money into anything with a whiff of value.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 13, 2025
On Piastri's car, three of the skids were worn lower than the 9mm permitted minimum thickness - two at the front by 0.04mm and 0.26mm and one at the rear by 0.1mm.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
Charlie pushes through the swinging doors to the back of the bakery and sets down the bundle on one of the skids.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
