slug
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Professor Keith Walters from the university said the research suggested where slugs were more likely to show up, in particular how slug clusters re-established themselves after soil was waterlogged.
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
A tiny new species of sea slug, smaller than a grain of rice, has been discovered off the coast of Keelung in northern Taiwan.
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Carville said strimmers, electric lawnmowers, slug pellets, cars, cattle-grids and ponds were among the many man-made actions that contribute to hedgehog decline.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
Of particular interest to Roz was a sea slug.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
Garvey, also a first baseman, slugged 272 home runs in his 18-year career and told me that if he were playing in this era, “I probably would have hit another 40 or 50 home runs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025
Defending champions Napoli slugged out a 0-0 deadlock with rising force Como on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
But Overton and his fellow seamers slugged the winning runs to see the 2024 runners-up home.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
Omar slugged him in the shoulder, the way friends do.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Walker posted a .211 batting average and .595 on-base-plus slugging percentage over the past two seasons, leading to a 2024 demotion to Triple-A.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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 34-year-old Hernández hit .203 with an on-base percentage of .255 and .366 slugging percentage in 256 regular season plate appearances, with 10 home runs in 92 games last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
When the Dodgers are on the field, Shohei Ohtani dominates the headlines with his base running, his slugging and his pitching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025
Russian forces stopped the German advance just short of Moscow, but the two massive armies were still slugging it out along a battlefront stretching 1,500 miles from north to south.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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