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  • present participle of hit.

hitting



ADJECTIVE
firing smoothly; said of an internal combustion engine
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Turnover among assistants is even higher at family child-care homes, hitting 28%.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"I heard a really loud bang... I don't remember seeing the car hitting another car... It happened in a matter of seconds."

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

Now the equestrian world might be hitting a plateau: exact genetic replicas of successful horses and ponies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Her words felt like arrows all being thrown in my direction, hitting me right where it hurt.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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