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Definition

To fail; to decline.

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In Context

  • "After all, if these measures could've succeeded, they would've been implemented five years ago when the world economy hadn't yet hit the skids."
  • "A metaverse backlash, already fully rooted, began to bloom. Microsoft’s military contract hit the skids, Disney laid off its entire metaverse team, and even Zuckerberg’s own employees seem not to have much time for the technology."
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