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At least they don’t reach out to clobber nearby cars.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

“I honestly don’t know,” Freddie Freeman said when asked about Ohtani’s ability to consistently clobber the ball.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2024

But as the storm continued to clobber the state, worse impacts were certainly possible, Mr. Ortiz said.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2024

Unlike past downturns, which tended to clobber every employer in a given industry, this slowdown has left pockets of hiring even in hard-hit sectors.

From Seattle Times Jan. 3, 2024

“Well, clobber it! Point this way—now wait till he comes back, he doesn’t know this station’s still operational—just wait.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

But if it clobbers Oklahoma State and Oregon struggles vs.

From Seattle Times Nov. 28, 2023

Popular media hasembraced the terms, using them when a snowstorm clobbers an area that usually gets little snow.

From Scientific American Nov. 11, 2022

Mickelson’s not quite out of it, three back of Mattiace as he clobbers his drive on the 15th.

From Golf Digest Mar. 25, 2020

Malnutrition clobbers the immune system, leaving the victim more prone to infections and more likely to die from them.

From Science Magazine Apr. 6, 2017

That line of hers clobbers me over and over.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

But it kind of mattered, at least psychologically, and for pride, especially for Turkey, which was getting clobbered back home for its nonperformance in the Cup.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Even when software names were getting clobbered, retail traders stepped up and bought the dip, according to Vanda Research.

From MarketWatch Mar. 4, 2026

Afridi was clobbered for a six and a four as Brook raced through the "nervous nineties" in two balls, going from 90 to 100 before raising his bat.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

After all, it’s not the first time that AI fears have clobbered the stocks, and they’ve always rebounded, as travel demand remains robust.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

His confession clobbered me like a sucker punch.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

Apple finally overthrew Nvidia to reclaim the title of the world’s largest company by market capitalization, underscoring the dramatic degree to which the iPhone maker’s stock is clobbering the broader technology universe.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Ford’s secret project had an ambitious goal: to figure out how to make electric vehicles in the U.S. that could compete with the Chinese models clobbering competitors globally.

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

He put himself on the Ashes radar by clobbering 183 for Australia A during a red-ball series against Sri Lanka A in Darwin this year, with his form continuing in the Sheffield Shield.

From Barron's Nov. 5, 2025

They looked incredible while clobbering a seemingly disinterested Phoenix Mercury team 85-59 during last week’s final tuneup, which alleviated many concerns following an 84-79 setback in the preseason opener.

From Seattle Times May 12, 2024

By the time Mr. Birkway got to me, my heart was clobbering around so hard I thought it might leap straight out of my chest.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech




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