ram
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Lyndon Dykes is a battering ram, but Gabriel and Marquinhos have seen his sort before in their storied careers.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
He and other members of the group have been arrested and detained, including one incident in which federal agents were recorded on video appearing to ram his truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Meanwhile, the black ram called Sebastian in the movie is based on Swann’s version, named Othello.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
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
Panting and sweating, a large mob of rats dashed to and fro burdened by the battering ram.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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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
Ships smaller than the great war dromonds of the green lands, aye, but thrice the size of any common longship, with deep hulls and savage rams, fit to meet the king’s own fleets in battle.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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“They said I, quote unquote, rammed federal agents,” she said at a congressional hearing in February.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
At the moment it's derelict, but Goldsworthy explained his plans to create a rammed earth wall with a deep cavity in the middle, the size of a grave.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
We hit a rut and bounced on the seat so hard our heads rammed into the truck roof, which for some reason flipped my mood upside down.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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Researchers say ramming has not previously been documented as an orca predation strategy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
"They're a heavy, bony fish, so it must be some severe ramming," Wellard said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
The vehicle ramming rattled local members of the community, Stern said.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
DHS’ McLaughlin accused Arnoldo’s dad of ramming his car “into a federal law enforcement vehicle,” but he was never charged for that, and the videos we reviewed do not support this claim.
From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026
Jennifer Niven The first people I see are Amanda, Roamer, and Ryan, and I make the mistake of accidentally ramming into Roamer, which sends him into Amanda.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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