slug
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Bonta and Paramount are now poised to slug it out next spring in an Oakland courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Data collected by 28 "slug sleuths" has helped researchers from Harper Adams University find environmentally friendly slug control methods in the form of "prediction maps".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
A few months later, Trump and Bill Pulte, who helms the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said that the White House was considering selling a small slug of shares.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
That includes $10 billion courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway, which is buying a slug of the company’s two classes of shares at about a 7% discount to their 30-day average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The remarkable pencil with the date slug above its point was by itself near the blotter’s edge.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
The labor market’s recovery adds to signs Canada’s economy is settling after being slugged by trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Andy Murray and home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis slugged it out until 4:05 am in 2023, the Briton barking at one point: "Why are we playing at 3 am?!"
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025
But Overton and his fellow seamers slugged the winning runs to see the 2024 runners-up home.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
Zooey hugged me fiercely, and Charlie slugged me in the arm.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Teoscar Hernández hasn’t been slugging the way he’s accustomed to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
He hit only .205 in July, with a slugging percentage of .313.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Contending teams were lining up to potentially acquire Gray, slugging first baseman Willson Contreras or flamethrowing closer Aroldis Chapman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The 41-year-old Stearns responded to that meltdown by orchestrating a dramatic roster overhaul, highlighted by the controversial departure of slugging first baseman Pete Alonso, a fan favorite and the franchise’s all-time leader in home runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“The night is young,” I say, slugging Shorty’s arm.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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