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clobber



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Consequently, any great jump in spending by hyperscalers may clobber stocks that carry great weighting in the market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

That’s a relief, particularly given how the movie tries to clobber you into submission.

From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2023

Buying and selling "pre-loved" clobber is now a huge industry, in part due to online companies - or marketplaces - such as Depop, Vinted and eBay where people can trade clothes.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2023

He didn't know whether to shout with relief—or clobber Specimen for causing him so much worry.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

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

From Scientific American ● Nov. 11, 2022

That said, there are some things you can do to maintain good credit or to minimize the damage if an unexpected expense clobbers your budget.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2021

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

That is a big change for the sector, which got clobbered by the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

That team held a players-only meeting after falling to 0-3… then got clobbered, 27-0, by the Houston Oilers in Week 4.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Razaullah, the 21-year-old batting at number nine on Test debut, clobbered 81 from 63 balls at Edgbaston.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 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

Treeless and rocky, perpetually clobbered by gales howling off the North Atlantic, it takes its name from its first settlers, now long gone, the Irish monks known as papar.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

“The Last House” and “The Whisper Man” have both outperformed “Don’t Say Good Luck,” with “The Whisper Man” clobbering both in the number of hours viewed after just a few days on the streamer.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

The shift of manufacturing jobs to less expensive states in the South, or to Asia, started clobbering many Midwestern factory towns in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

Weatherald was in fine early touch, clobbering a series of boundaries from Carse whose radar was off, bowling too short and wide.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

Charges began to hit the boat directly, clobbering the hull like a hammer on a pail.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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