Example Sentences

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Nvidia’s stock has slid three days in a row ahead of its first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow estimate for first-quarter growth has slid since the war started, but it’s still positive at 1.6%.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Claude’s daily active users tripled this spring, while ChatGPT’s share of the U.S. market has slid from 57% to 42% since August 2025, according to the mobile-app data firm Apptopia.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

The S&P 500 has slid 2.5% in March, while the U.S. bond market, as gauged by the iShares Core U.S.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

I push around the furs and find Tigris has slid back a panel at the base of the wall.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins