skipping
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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One analyst raised his rating to Buy from Sell, skipping Hold altogether.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
So Ridge Route 2.0 was built, simply skipping the original, cutting wider lanes with fewer turns, lower down on the mountain grades, and so cutting time and distance off the L.A.-Bakersfield journey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Against intense pressure, teams have opted to play longer passes into their forwards, skipping build-up altogether.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Some Americans are skipping salads or no longer buying lettuce at the grocery store amid a lengthy investigation into the cyclospora outbreak.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
A few paces in front of me Camilla struggled on tiptoe to pull down her umbrella, which dragged her along in little skipping steps—Mary Poppins in her black funeral dress.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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