slug
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And while most people associate the versatile fibre with jumpers and blankets, it is also used in products ranging from flood protection systems to slug pellets, further helping fuel demand.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Bonta and Paramount are now poised to slug it out next spring in an Oakland courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
In other words, the same $8.5 trillion market value would be spread across more shares, reducing the value of Musk’s new slug of shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
A few months later, Trump and Bill Pulte, who helms the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said that the White House was considering selling a small slug of shares.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
Orange Gummy Slices! not a slug despite its resemblance!
From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez
The labor market’s recovery adds to signs Canada’s economy is settling after being slugged by trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He slugged it out brilliantly with Mr Vango that day; the two of them were like Wilder-Chisora take two.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025
Defending champions Napoli slugged out a 0-0 deadlock with rising force Como on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
She went to her computer and wrote some code, walked a set of punch cards to the mainframe in another building, and waited while it slugged through the calculations.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
While everyone else seems to be slugging H20 from 40-ounce Stanley tumblers, I have never understood the appeal of drinking plain, tasteless water all day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Teoscar Hernández hasn’t been slugging the way he’s accustomed to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
He ranked among MLB’s worst hitters over the past two seasons, posting a dismal .211 batting average and .595 on-base-plus slugging percentage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Walker posted a .211 batting average and .595 on-base-plus slugging percentage over the past two seasons, leading to a 2024 demotion to Triple-A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
"Naw, that's where we keep the chopper," I answer, slugging him in the arm.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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