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skid

[skid] / skɪd /


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Max Muncy and Dalton Rushing each hit two home runs as the Dodgers snap a two-game skid with a 12-3 series-splitting win over the Colorado Rockies.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The sales skid continued for three years straight —as has pressure on the margins of builders offering plentiful incentives to keep sales volume up.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

She placed 40th, 11th and fifth in World Cup races, before the knee buckled in her next race, causing her to skid off course.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Southern California home prices dropped again in December, capping off a yearlong skid that saw the average home value in the six-county region drop by more than $7,000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2026

I skid to a stop in front of our rust-red building and fumble through my satchel for the keys.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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