Example Sentences

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Yet federal spending on research and development stood at 2.8% of U.S. gross domestic product in 1963; by 2023, it had slid to just 0.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

With that drop, the stock had slid 17.4% amid a three-day losing streak.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

Before the split took effect it had slid 11% over the past three months, dragged down by a third-quarter earnings miss that the company blamed on a dispute with Brazilian tax authorities.

From Barron's • Nov. 17, 2025

It’s one of many cemeteries, ancient for Los Angeles, that had slid by steps and missteps from its prime.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024

For a moment, Harry thought Voldemort was not going to let go of it, but then it had slid through his fingers and was back in its red velvet cushion.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling