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as in skidding
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Verb
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Even factors as simple as lying in bed or slouching over can affect the nasal cycle.—
Adam Taylor,
CNN Money,
8 Mar. 2026 -
Twenty years after it was released, Fox News began slouching toward Bethlehem.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2026
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The agency’s rules touch virtually every facet of transportation safety, including regulations that keep airplanes in the sky, prevent gas pipelines from exploding and stop freight trains carrying toxic chemicals from skidding off the rails.—
Jesse Coburn,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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After skidding into the All-Star break on a six-game losing streak — and losing nine of their last 10 games — the Bulls have taken a sharp turn in strategy to close the 2025-26 season.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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James Madison used a sagging zone defense in the paint or a double-team on Strack in an attempt to slow down the Wildcats, but that left Strack’s teammates open for easy shots.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Release, for contouring and pressure relief; and Adaptive, to keep the bed from sagging.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026
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Set against the waning days of Idaho’s legislative session, Boise’s installment of the nationwide rally brought state issues to the fore.—
Mark Dee,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2026
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In the waning days of this Chicago Bulls season, Patrick Williams has begun to fade out of focus.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Sam's Club just debuted the Member's Mark Shrimp Tempura and Coconut Shrimp Tray which includes 25 pieces—15 coconut shrimp and 10 tempura shrimp—as well as two dipping sauces, a soy sauce and sweet chili sauce.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
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Couples will receive one six-pack of Insomnia’s signature warm cookies, three dipping sauces — milk chocolate, white chocolate and caramel — and two bottles of milk.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Its owner is a charismatic cowboy over 6 feet tall with slightly drooping jowls and bright blue eyes, a community fixture and something of a local legend.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Paramylodon harlani was not like today’s cutesy tree sloths, drooping in the jungle canopy.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
18 Mar. 2026
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In the poor quarters of New Delhi, households struggling to pay for gas fired up chulhas, old-school wood-burning stoves, and hoped their tinder supplies held.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Lillibridge says the prices are piling onto an already struggling industry.—
Lana Zak,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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While the data show overall birth outcomes improving — declining rates of prematurity, low birth weight, and infant mortality — disparities are still prevalent, particularly for Black women.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The grand jury had the options of handing up an indictment, declining to indict and issuing a report known as a presentment.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Slumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumping. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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