hit
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In a bid to raise awareness of EDS, she plans to duet with 1960s singer Brian Hyland outside Downing Street, performing his hit Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“If you hit something while moving your robot, everything changes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The US Department of Agriculture estimates that total beef consumption this year will hit 29.4 billion pounds, an uptick from 2025.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
So I’ll probably hit the Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in Studio City if it’s still open.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
For the first time all night, it hit me that he’d traveled halfway around the world and back.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
The keening chorus is anchored by Roger Troutman, who enjoyed a series of 1980s hits with sprays of talk-box-warped vocals, while the blasting beat was produced by Dr. Dre, the chief architect of G-funk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
This seems to be borne out by some recent hits.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Still working through delivery problems, he gave up four hits, three runs and hit a batter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
The 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007, Micron stock retakes key level, SpaceX makes $60 billion AI acquisition, and more news to start your day.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
I focus on the sensation in my leg each time my left sole hits the ground, and so far, every step feels good.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
The company reported total gross benefits of $1.2 billion under its profit recovery and growth plan, hitting the high-end of its previously disclosed range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Later, he led a successful fundraising campaign called the Army of Drones and brought in elements of "gamification" to the war, designing a system that awarded Ukrainian military units with credits for hitting Russian targets.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
But this year’s gargantuan amount of AI-related debt supply also “feels like they are hitting a limit of what’s possible without disrupting the market.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Wall Street is hitting the pause button on Workday after shares rose sharply higher on report of a possible private-equity takeover.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Invaders were hitting the beach at the Bay of Pigs, Castro told him.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
