felled

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It's been 46 years since at least two incumbent senators were felled by voters in their own party in the same election cycle.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

They are from 7 to 8 feet long, made from carefully selected 50-to-60-year-old pine and spruce trees felled in early summer; tests of replica spears have suggested a range of about 38 yards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

They should have got it when Dani Olmo was clumsily felled in the box by Daley Blind, but Yamal hit the post from the spot.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

AFP images showed the battered city of 400,000 people littered with trees felled by strong winds and roofs blown off buildings.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

‘But the Rohirrim made a great burning here yesterday,’ said Gimli, ‘and they felled trees for the fire, as can be seen. Yet they passed the night after safely here, when their labour was ended.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien