stomp
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One of Parton’s first forays into purer pop, this single has the stomp and shuffle of funk and could easily be retrofitted into disco DJ sets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The new record appeared to be following suit, with The Daily Telegraph's chief music critic Neil McCormick saying the band were "back with a pile-driving blues stomp".
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Unless you stomp on the accelerator, it initially moves out on electric power and the gas engine soon joins in, sending a subtle, snoozy tremor through the structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Martin’s current fixation is muscling New Yorkers out of affordable housing to stomp a permanent boot print onto Manhattan.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2025
He doesn't turn to face me, even though he'd have to be deaf not to hear me stomp up behind him.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
She smiles, laughs, cries, makes jokes, stomps her foot, flirts and gossips about other women with a girlfriend.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
What will happen to those stores when the city stomps in?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
In his bedroom, Salmon growls and stomps around.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
It is here the wrestlers, known as rikishi, will perform their leg stomps to drive away evil spirits, and where they will clap to get the attention of the gods.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2025
She turns and stomps out of the room.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
Having come face to face with its most brutal consequences, Cassie’s rose-colored glasses have been removed, stomped on, ground to a pulp and had their remains burnt to ash.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
A casual wave from the marshals and then Nicolson stomped the accelerator, really hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Houston never got closer as the NBA’s best clutch team — the Lakers were 22-8 in tight quarters — put their foot down and stomped out any Rockets hope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
An elephant foot bone found by archaeologists digging in southern Spain may be evidence that a troop of war elephants stomped through ancient Europe.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The door jangled open and John Harvey stomped past the alleyway.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
But he also received a straight red card for stomping on the ankle of Bosnian center back Tarik Muharemović, meaning the top-scoring American player would have to miss the next game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Speaking with Realtor.com about the expansion, Serhant reveals that choosing the Lone Star State as the brokerage’s new stomping grounds was “strategic.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
Through two games at this World Cup—a 3-0 stomping of Algeria and Monday’s 2-0 stroll—Messi has notched 100% of his team’s goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
It's just a stone's throw from Asbury Park, the once blue-collar coastal town that was the icon's stomping ground and shaped his musical identity.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
I look up to see a giant mammoth stomping its way through the crowd.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
