flung
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Stray bits of seaweed were flung to the side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Dozens of Khan supporters gathered near the private hospital, while others flung handfuls of red flower petals at passing cars.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
He spent days driving his truck around towns, collecting dead cattle flung into people's homes and lining the roads.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
With the grace of a bull in a china shop, Thiero flung himself toward the rim.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Cold water splattered Jonathan and, for a moment, he thought she had done it on purpose— flung herself, clothes and all, into the lake, to swim.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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