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slides

  • plural of slide.
  • present tense form of slide (3rd person singular).

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All three ETFs are still up sharply for the year though despite these recent slides.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Tuesday’s 13% slides from Sandisk and Micron trimmed their 2026 gains to 727% and 269%, respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

SpaceX slides, pointing to its third straight day of losses.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

At 10:30 a.m., the bell rings through the halls of William F. Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach, sending students racing onto the playground, throwing basketballs, doing cartwheels, gliding down slides.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

She slides it back and forth over the bulb, reading aloud: “Your…father…would…be…proud…of…you.”

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