slamming

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China Eastern flight MU5375 was travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou on March 21, 2022, when the jet inexplicably fell from an altitude of 29,000 feet, slamming into a mountain.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

But she went even further in a separate video shared on social media, slamming the first lady's suggestion.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The tech sector is already slamming the brakes on some of its more lavish spending, and private consumer debts are piling up.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Eddie Chavez isn’t slamming the door shut on fridge ads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

After slamming her “torpedo” into the side of the Housatonic, she reversed herself and had seemingly set course for her home base on Sullivan’s Island at the entrance to Charleston Harbor.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler