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squash

[skwosh, skwawsh] / skwɒʃ, skwɔʃ /


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Badminton and squash were also scrapped and there will be no diving competitions.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Roughly the size of golf balls, squash balls are made of rubber, but have relatively little bounce.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Aerobic activities included brisk walking, running, jogging, swimming, cycling, tennis, squash, strenuous outdoor work, and stair climbing.

From Science Daily Jun. 12, 2026

For mains, the grilled rainbow trout with Carolina Gold rice and espelette-citrus beurre blanc was beautifully balanced, while the butternut squash agnolotti with Madeira foam and ricotta offered a rich, comforting counterpoint.

From Salon Jun. 11, 2026

“Not liking squash, wanting to be alone in the bathroom, all that stuff is incomprehensible.”

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

“If this thing falls on me and kills me, it’s gonna be like, ‘Giant-squash squashes squash-professor,’” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

All you’ll need are two medium acorn squashes, cooked quinoa or wild rice, fresh or dried cranberries, chopped pecans or walnuts, diced onions, garlic, cinnamon, thyme, olive oil, salt and pepper.

From Salon Nov. 23, 2024

“Time bends. Space is boundless. It squashes a man’s ego. I feel lonely.”

From New York Times May 15, 2024

The gravitational pull also squashes the spacetime, altering its shape depending on how it's observed.

From Science Daily Feb. 21, 2024

The wagon slowed to a creaking halt before us, all wind-shorn wood and rusty nails, its bed heaped with green squashes and baskets of peaches.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

They’re scouting whose strategies should be amplified after generating a great return, and what wastefulness should be squashed.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

For example, the likes of pugs, Frenchies and English bulldogs all have issues with their breathing because of their squashed facial features and Scottish Fold cats suffer a lot from arthritis.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

Why did I think, “Oh nah, it’s cool. We squashed it.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

Supporters say looser schedules centred around practical projects and outdoor activities help nourish creativity that is squashed by the national curriculum.

From Barron's Dec. 30, 2025

I look down at Leah’s squashed little face.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Concerns about AI squashing software company earnings turning into a run on private-credit funds lending to software firms.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

The retired farmer had queued up on November 29 at a launch of Bardella's new book in the southern town of Moissac, squashing an egg on his head when he reached him.

From Barron's Jan. 9, 2026

"She had a bloated abdomen, was irritable and unable to eat anything because the foetuses were squashing her stomach," Dr Anand said.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2025

County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who spearheaded the proposal, said it is intended to keep housing affordable for renters without squashing the ability of mom-and-pop landlords to survive.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2024

Her own rule dropped in on her thoughts like a brick, squashing her fantasies.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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