clobber

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They found that the combined frequency of intense storm surge and rainfall that clobbers the coastline may increase by seven to 36 times in the southern US and 30 to 195 times in the Northeast.

THE FUTURE OF HURRICANES IS FULL OF FLOODS—A LOT OF THEMKATE BAGGALEYFEBRUARY 4, 2022POPULAR-SCIENCE

To speak of it is to jinx it, and likelier than not, you’ll get clobbered in the eighth.

THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE'S MISSION IS UNFOLDING AS EXPECTEDJEFFREY KLUGERJANUARY 7, 2022TIME

A surge in coronavirus cases that clobbered San Diego during the holidays also hit a few of the city’s homeless shelters, setting off a scramble last week to isolate residents who had been staying in packed shelters.

HOMELESS SHELTER OUTBREAKS TEST ISOLATION EFFORTSLISA HALVERSTADTJANUARY 6, 2022VOICE OF SAN DIEGO

I wanted him to think I was cool, and anyway, even if I had protested, he wouldn’t have heard me over the cochlea-clobbering decibels generated by the amplifier in the trunk.

HOW YOUNG IS TOO YOUNG TO DRIVE?WTAYLOROCTOBER 2, 2021OUTSIDE ONLINE

Weekday ridership was clobbered by those who had the option to work from home.

MORE WORKERS ARE RETURNING TO THE OFFICE. THE PANDEMIC-ERA COMMUTE MIGHT BE CHANGED FOREVER.KATHERINE SHAVER, JUSTIN GEORGEJULY 30, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Corbin repeatedly missed his spots by a few ball-widths — so far off the plate that no one chases or so much over the middle that everyone clobbers.

SHOULD THE NATIONALS BE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR BIG THREE STARTERS? STAY TUNED.THOMAS M. BOSWELLAPRIL 15, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Natalia Ruiz started realizing the coronavirus was going to clobber her catering business when she was forced to discard a whole refrigerator of Jabugo ham, smoked salmon and foie gras.

HAS COVID KILLED TRADE SHOWS? BARCELONA BETS ON A COMEBACKJEANNE WHALENMARCH 5, 2021WASHINGTON POST

It was evident that we were being driven and so long as we went to their satisfaction they weren't going to clobber us.

HIGHWAYS IN HIDINGGEORGE OLIVER SMITH

And it anybody tries to slug you back, like I did just now, duck it and clobber him in another unprotected spot.

MASTERS OF SPACEEDWARD ELMER SMITH

Now to get rid of this respectable clobber and feel like a man again.

CAPTAIN BRASSBOUND'S CONVERSIONGEORGE BERNARD SHAW

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