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Aside from increased competition, media companies are seeing advertisers become more skittish about running their ads in news programming, as they are turned off by the vitriol and divisiveness in the current polarized political landscape.

Police said on Thursday that the company had located the "skittish" group, and "are working to entice them with food".

If you have a rescue dog, you probably have witnessed how the abuse or neglect it may have experienced earlier in life now influence its behavior – these pets tend to be more skittish or reactive.

The main reason is that the Democrats again grew skittish about delivering provocative, attention-grabbing messaging that controls the news cycle and drives home a narrative of strength, success and optimism.

But in six innings his highest score was 35 and that came in a skittish, almost slogging, effort in the second innings of the final Test, which England lost on Monday.