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His boss offered Hassabis a million pounds to skip college, but he turned down the money and went to Cambridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Others pay late or skip town when they cannot pay.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
A notable absence at that meeting will be US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who will skip due to "domestic engagements", a department official said on Friday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
McCullum has already indicated other seamers could skip the T20 series in Australia in order to prepare for the three Tests in South Africa.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“Right. And then he could apologize for being a jerk. And then we’ll hold hands and skip over the rainbow.”
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
Konstantinos Diamantis, once the state’s powerful school-construction chief, skipped his own sentencing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
World number 18 Eala, who skipped the prestigious China Open to play in Nagoya, was looking to become the first woman from the Philippines to win the title.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In August, officials also skipped a "cool mix" release designed to help protect native species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
Until now he had appeared before the court by video link and then skipped multiple hearings.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
I was shocked—Mom usually skipped dessert, not dinner—but excited about a meal of just ice cream.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
But former Indian ambassador to the US, Meera Shankar, cautions against reading too much into him skipping the capital.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Except when the moment arrived, she inexplicably dodged it, skipping the song’s first chorus and soft-pedaling the second — an anticlimax for the ages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
There, the discussion shifted from seven-part heroes’ journeys centered on skipping little luxuries like Starbucks to drink-based dominance theory.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
Patients will order these cheaper, unproven products via an 800-number or the internet, skipping appointments with real doctors who can provide accurate diagnoses and proven treatments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Sometimes a fish will run right across the surface, skipping and leaping and trying to shake the barb loose.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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