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hitting



ADJECTIVE
firing smoothly; said of an internal combustion engine
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Erickson, during the civil trial, testified he avoided hitting the brothers, but Grossman did not.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The 26-year-old from Wigan has become an established hitting partner since his playing days on the Futures Tour, and shared a court with Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz at last year's Wimbledon.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Women’s Open hitting fewer greens, yet she got up and down for par 24 times out of 30.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Hurrying up the court, he threw a pass upcourt to a teammate who wasn’t watching, hitting him in the back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

They couldn’t be sure what bay they were looking at, however, and to be sure of hitting the whaling stations, they kept to the east.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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