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shellacking

[shuh-lak-ing] / ʃəˈlæk ɪŋ /










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Trade-driven gains for industries such as textiles or jewelry are more than offset, markets-wise, by the shellacking India’s IT outsourcers are taking from the global software selloff.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

That’s because Darnold was standing on the other side of the field, wearing a No. 14 Seahawks jersey and a broad grin, as Seattle unleashed a comprehensive shellacking of his former team.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

North Carolina’s season began on Labor Day with a 48-14 shellacking by TCU in prime time.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

“We needed that,” he said, “to help us get over that shellacking we took in Game 2.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2024

She had to lay down various layers, like shellacking a Stradivarius.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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