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[ram] / ræm /


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That’s where she came across the dead bighorn ram.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Astronomers have already found evidence that ram pressure stripping is affecting M88 today.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, the black ram called Sebastian in the movie is based on Swann’s version, named Othello.

From Salon May 17, 2026

So family members can ram a deal through, and force the bill for a misguided move onto outside investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 9, 2026

This house, a large, ram bling gray stucco with a picket fence surrounding the weedy grounds, stood away from the street, perched on a ledge that dropped fifty feet down into the river below.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

That also explains why, and how, his devoted rams, lambs and ewes are able to dedicate themselves to solving his murder.

From Salon May 17, 2026

"We don't have the means to pay for her studies," she explained from their home's back courtyard, where young children capered about and two rams watched from an enclosure.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

At the opposite extreme is Scotland's Soay sheep, with just 0.6% full siblings because each ewe mates with multiple rams.

From Science Daily Jan. 22, 2026

Once locked on its target, it rams it with minimal human intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2025

The most aggressive rams, those that showed the greatest resistance to human control, were slaughtered first.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

“They said I, quote unquote, rammed federal agents,” she said at a congressional hearing in February.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Just after her car had been repaired, it was rammed again in the middle of the night, and had to be written off.

From BBC Apr. 30, 2026

Murillo claimed he was rammed; prosecutors said the collision happened at less than 10 miles per hour and was “more of a jolt.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

The only visible law enforcement presence is a police car rammed across the driveway, signaling the limits of encroachment, like an invisible wall in a video game.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

The door didn’t open fast enough; he rammed his shoulder against the metal door so he could scramble out of the closet and across the principal’s office to get to Josie as quickly as possible.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Mat Swanigan, 37, designed a custom lock for a set of french doors his dog kept ramming into.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

It followed the same sequence of holding, releasing, ramming, and feeding.

From Science Daily Jul. 23, 2026

A late catch by Pages helped close out the game after he gloved a ball despite ramming into the padding of the center field wall.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2026

The vehicle ramming rattled local members of the community, Stern said.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

“I slammed on my brakes and just barely missed ramming him.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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