flung

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The initial contact was certainly outside the box, but continued into it and the United forward flung himself to the floor.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

According to their idea, that moon was flung away after a close encounter with Titan and later broke apart, creating the rings.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2026

“It’s a diaspora, you know, people have flung to different parts. I’m in Long Beach. My friends are in Studio City or Burbank or Downey. That is not Altadena.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

Soon the gym is brimming with tension as the contestants are brought forth one by one, having words of various levels of difficulty flung at them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

From there he flung himself into the void, arms outstretched, aiming for the far shore.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig