beating

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If Joshua is the beating heart of boxing in the UK, Fury is the blood that surges through the veins.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

DuPont de Nemours stock, for example, gained 27% from the start of 2025 to just after it closed a spin in early November that year, beating the S&P 500’s 13% rise in that stretch.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The idea of Ohtani beating out the likes of Paul Skenes and Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Cy Young sounds absurd on its face.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Shares of companies that benefited the most from the Iran conflict were understandably taking a broad beating in early Wednesday trading, as the cease-fire sent oil and other commodity prices plunging.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

His heart was beating so fast he thought it might start racing out of his chest any moment.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova