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De Kock smashed eight boundaries and seven sixes and Dhir complemented his South African teammate by smacking three fours and three sixes in the century partnership.—
ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Berfield — who played Reese, Dewey's older brother — watches the tween get picked on by a group of bullies before turning and smacking them with his bag.— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026
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But there’s more to at-home extensions than slapping them on the crown of your head and heading out the door.— Hunter Lacey, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
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That means going beyond slapping a flag on packaging in November.— Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
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Crews will be knocking door to door, assessing the damage in hopes of getting the state and federal emergency declarations for Ann Arbor, which could help residents pay for repairs.— Jack Springgate, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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An Idaho Statesman reporter was unable to reach Ricks for comment by calling a number believed to belong to Ricks and by visiting the property several times, knocking on his door and leaving notes.— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, the Yanks would spend 2 hours and 45 minutes on the court, meaning 2023 champion Tiafoe, who had prevailed in two previous marathons, wound up whacking balls for eight-plus hours in his ultimately futile bid for reach a fourth consecutive final here.— Dale Robertson, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
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Matt is carrying a stick and whacking flowers.— Big Think, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
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There is no peeling or chopping required.— Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2026
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In July of 1974, the BOJ reversed course, chopping the pace of money expansion in half.— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
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Read was accused of hitting O'Keefe with her SUV during a blizzard after a night of heavy drinking and leaving him to die in the snow outside of a Canton home.— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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The Lebanese Health Ministry said Israel struck three teams of paramedics Wednesday in southern Lebanon, first hitting one team and then two more that rushed to help.— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Video emerged online showing a red Ferrari shooting out of a tunnel along the highway at a high speed, slamming into a concrete barrier where the road curved and erupting into flames.— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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Hamadeh, who won his seat in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District in 2024, also spent time in his speech slamming top Democrats with insults.— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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In footage shared by the BBC on X, Medvedev, who suffered a 6-0 6-0 loss during the 49-minute match, was filmed smashing up his tennis racket six times and angrily tossing it across the court.— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
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At the nearly 17-mile-long circular particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that sits deep below the French Alps, CERN scientists recreated the quark-gluon plasma by smashing together atomic nuclei of iron at near-light speed.— Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Whamming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/whamming. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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