Word: slided
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Founded by William Randolph Hearst in 1903, the Herald Examiner was once the country's largest afternoon daily. Since 1967, however, it has seen its circulation slide from 729,000 to a paltry 238,000. The paper switched to morning publication in 1981, but that attempt to accommodate modern reading habits did little to stem the continuing losses. Analysts also blamed intense pressure from the aggressive and highly respected Times (circ. 1.1 million) and from successful suburban papers, such as the Daily News of Los Angeles (186,000), based in the San Fernando Valley, and the Orange County Register...
...team defense, not really the defensemen alone [that broke down]," said Roy, who saw three more goals slide between the pipes and watched helplessly from the sidelines as Blaeser added one more. "I take the blame for a few of those goals...
...shift with political winds, and under former National Park Service director William Penn Mott, a wolf enthusiast, Yellowstone officials pushed hard for the wolf's reintroduction. Now Mott has been replaced by fence-sitter James Ridenour, and political pressure is reaching Yellowstone. Two weeks ago, a traveling Park Service slide show on wolf reintroduction was canceled. An elaborate study asked for by Congress seems certain, when it is released at year's end, to recommend the return of wolves, but political maneuvering has blocked the drafting of the necessary environmental-impact statement. The major national environmental groups support wolf reintroduction...
Slapstick, slide rule...
...didn't After the UNH victory. The Crimson began a six-game slide, beginning with a tough loss to fourth-ranked William & Mary and an inexplicable tie with Holy Cross...