mauled

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Matthew, as his own son Trev would later reflect, had always “felt mauled by Aldous and burdened by his massive family legacy,” as he said in a video interview in December, 2023.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025

The Slovak cabinet has approved a plan to shoot around a quarter of the country's brown bears, after a man was mauled to death while walking in a forest in Central Slovakia.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

A man in Canada's far north leapt on to a polar bear to protect his wife from being mauled, police say.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024

The Yankees mauled and mashed and manhandled the Dodgers in Game 4 of the World Series on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, staving off a sweep with an 11-4 victory.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

‘But I will not go into any orc-house; nor touch Orcs’ meat or anything that they have mauled.’

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