slay
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See: Warsh says he’s determined to slay inflation.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 2, 2026
"My friend Chrissie is a champion of champions and as such she will slay this monster again," said long-time rival and friend Martina Navratilova.
From BBC β Jun. 25, 2026
But, entertaining as it is to watch them slay one another with smiling faces, I am not sure the characters are representative of the culture at large.
From The Wall Street Journal β Apr. 23, 2026
David should not have to slay Goliath to win a championship trophy at the high school level.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 29, 2025
He would be willing to die himself, he said—“But not even for my own city will I slay my son.”
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
If Evil-Lyn can stop Adam with a freeze-ray, why does she wait until he slays many of her colleagues to do so?
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 4, 2026
Powell slays a dragon, he listens to Van Halen, he quotes William Wallace, and carves a self-portrait out of a tree.
From Slate β Feb. 10, 2025
Now as “ShΕgun’s” Lord Toranaga, the Japanese martial arts star has room to stretch beyond impressive swordfighting scenes … and he slays.
From Los Angeles Times β Jun. 1, 2024
They have become renowned for their pre-game build-up, the highlight being a video show projected onto the ice in which an armour-clad knight on skates slays a fire-breathing dragon.
From BBC β Feb. 7, 2024
Of course this aria would be written by someone with this name, the very utterance of which slays me—the trilled rr and knife-blade-between-the-teeth ss in his name.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
The dragon, of course, hasn’t been slayed yet.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 15, 2025
Moderates are taking the proposal in stride, declaring victory after having slayed the sort of overhauls that Roy and others were pushing for.
From Slate β May 13, 2025
"We literally ran from the Radisson Red, there were no soundchecks and Daniel went on and just absolutely slayed the audience. He was just sensational," he said.
From BBC β May 6, 2024
Bowen Yang slayed with a Broadway-style farewell to Santos on a recent “Saturday Night Live.”
From Salon β Dec. 17, 2023
It was okay that I wasn’t the best at everything because at least I had one talent that I totally slayed at.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
Tropical Storm Rachel is expected to make landfall either in northern Baja California or San Diego County as early as Saturday night, bringing with it a slew of potential hazards, including damaging coastal flooding.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 10, 2026
Because cortisol is something that can be fairly easily and quantifiably measured, and research shows that high cortisol can be a feature of a slew of problems, it’s an appealing candidate.
From Slate β Oct. 9, 2026
Holding court at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, the brokerage’s executives unveiled a slew of new tools and services.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
The mission was expected to help SpaceX test a slew of improvements to Starship and its Super Heavy booster, setting up what the company called the “next phase” of making the rocket fully reusable.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 28, 2026
The sickness inside him grew, and at once, a whole slew of thoughts he’d been repressing sprang free.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Last week, the county Board of Supervisors voted to rename a section of Avenue Q in Palmdale in honor of the slain deputy.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 1, 2026
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who hasn’t appeared publicly since succeeding his slain father, referred to “the defenders of the Strait of Hormuz” in a statement issued in his name Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
Shakur was 25 when he was slain at the height of his career as one of rap's most influential voices.
From BBC β Sep. 1, 2026
“Princess Mononoke” begins with a worm-covered demon attacking a pastoral village, only to be slain by its prince, Ashitaka.
From Salon β Jul. 22, 2026
“These carcasses are not destined for your healthful stew, I would hope,” Dany said, as the slain were being removed.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Her slaying shocked the world and put Malta, the European Union's smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
From Barron's β Sep. 2, 2026
The big break came 10 days after the slaying, when a veteran Hollywood stuntman, Gary McLarty, whose industry nickname was “Whiz Kid,” limped into the LAPD’s North Hollywood station.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 30, 2026
His whereabouts are known by the loathsome twin giant worms, a brother and sister, who took over the planet Nal Hutta after the slaying of its gangster boss, Jabba the Hutt.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 21, 2026
RBA Gov. Michele Bullock avoided giving forward guidance to markets, but made it abundantly clear that she is serious about slaying the inflation dragon.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 4, 2026
Keim is stunned by the slaying of Lincoln.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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