slam
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A month later, he hit a grand slam that traveled 473 feet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
When these materials slam into Earth's magnetic shield, they can knock out satellites, threaten astronauts -- and create colourful auroras in the skies of northern and southern latitudes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
Of course, betting on sports rights isn’t a slam dunk.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
A heavy metal door stood open at the end, but I could not help but feel like it may slam shut and I would be trapped in this labyrinth forever.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
I slam into it, back first, and slump to the ground.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
“This year, out of three slams, I reached one final and one semifinal. For 99% of players, that would be a very good Grand Slam result.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Bogdan's coalition has gathered 4,000 signatures so far on a petition that slams the lack of public consultation about the Meridian Hill Park project and the possible cancellation of summer events due to construction.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Another idea suggests the brightness spikes occur when the blast wave from the explosion slams into dense shells of gas surrounding the star.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2026
This case, which was fast-tracked through the court system as an emergency, slams the door on one such expansive use of presidential authority.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
The music—a song called “Spread Your Wings” that’s really grown on me—cuts off as she abruptly slams her laptop shut and spins in her chair to face me.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
Alessandro Barreto, coordinator of the Justice Ministry's Ciberlab intelligence unit, slammed a "terrible failure in moderation" by Discord.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Dashcam video captured the dramatic moment a lorry slammed into an overpass in New York.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
In March 2022, a rocket slammed into the moon, creating a double crater about 95 feet wide.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
“Splash,” a Marine said, just after the drone slammed into the target.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The ground shook as their heavy feet slammed against the cobblestones.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
After slamming into the Japanese islands and sweeping past Taiwan's northern tip, Bavi is expected to make landfall in eastern China over the weekend.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Surfer Hunter Jones narrowly avoided slamming into the Malibu Pier after bailing from a massive wave earlier this week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
China Eastern flight MU5375 was travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21, 2022, when the jet inexplicably fell from an altitude of 29,000 feet, slamming into a mountain.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
United says it has saved millions of connections for customers—and saved employees from slamming the door on them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
“What did I tell you about slamming that screen door?”
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
