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  • verb To read quickly, skipping some detail.

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Examples

  • "Should we at least skim-read Tottenham's offer document before we go?" asks someone.

    MBMs we wish we'd done in 2011 – No5: Olympic Park stadium decision 2011

  • Having re-read your post, I offer a sincere, unqualified and profound apology for dashing off a quick response, having only skim-read the entry.

    Five Go Camping In Hampshire « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009

  • (The media only skim-read such reports and re-produce only the potentially inflammatory parts).

    Police Search Too Few White People SHOCK!! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010

  • It's as comfortable as reading a real book --- and when reading an ebook I'm less likely to skim-read past important details of the story.

    Watch the Skies for Free Ebooks from Tor nissa_amas_katoj 2008

  • It's as comfortable as reading a real book --- and when reading an ebook I'm less likely to skim-read past important details of the story.

    Archive 2008-06-01 nissa_amas_katoj 2008

  • While I skim-read her account of Cadbury's merger with Schweppes, and of Kraft's subsequent takeover – metaphorically speaking, I treated these bits of the book like chocolate ginger, a confection I usually leave well alone – I relished the story of chocolate itself.

    Chocolate Wars by Deborah Cadbury – review Rachel Cooke 2010

  • A skim-read introduction to linked data The blog post is pretty brief just a background to what the slides are, but do click through to them they are in s5

    As Neil Gaiman would say: 2009

  • I skim-read the book last night and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind since.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2009

  • I skim-read the book last night and I haven't been able to get it out of my mind since.

    Good Friday And The Doors Judith "Jlo" Quinton 2009

  • A skim-read introduction to linked data The blog post is pretty brief just a background to what the slides are, but do click through to them they are in s5

    Archive 2009-09-01 2009

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  • .... it was just one of those 'also-ran' stories you usually find dwelling in the skim-read part of the dailies .....

    'The Big Over Easy' by Jasper Fforde.

    March 27, 2008