ram

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The finding supports stories from 19th-century sailors who reported whales using their heads to ram and push objects, sometimes even sinking ships.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

"In law and order, police are more visible on the beat, there are 38,000 fewer victims of crime, youth offending is down by 16 percent and ram raids are down by 85 percent," he said.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Seattle inexplicably decided to throw instead of handing off to battering ram Marshawn Lynch, who was all but automatic in short-yardage situations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

Two balls into Australia's Plan B, one that reduced the series' best bowler in Starc to a battering ram, Brook backed away and almost top-edged a catch to the fielder lurking at third.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

The flock watched as the ram, the robot, and the goose continued up the mountain and disappeared into the mist.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown