bang

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She can shoot from range at 32.6% and is a tough perimeter defender and can bang in the post at 6-foot-4.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

A big guard, Buhner can shoot the three-ball when she’s at her best, collect rebounds and bang in the post.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

This witness says, after 15 minutes, she heard "another bang and the call ended".

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

There is even a gong, which is used to celebrate business milestones, new funding rounds or anything else worth marking with a ceremonial bang.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In 1965 several astrophysicists at Princeton University were calculating what would have happened right after the big bang.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife