beating

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You expect to be beating them and, when you are not, you have got to somehow find a way within a game to change momentum.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

City also have a game in hand and can leapfrog Arsenal by beating Burnley at Turf Moor on Wednesday night.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

A beat-up, fourth-seeded Lakers team beating the ascending, fifth-seeded Rockets in the first round won’t top that.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

When not trying to edge out Gicurasi, Ubwuzu is beating up Imfura, another younger male whose defeat at the hands of Ubwuzu begins his ostracization from the group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Then, she heard a rhythm, like a beating heart.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock