smash
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While the album received R&B and jazz radio airplay, it wasn’t a mainstream smash, peaking at No. 51 on the Billboard charts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Our findings suggest smugglers are untroubled by the efforts the government has made to try to "smash the gangs", says Keatinge, founding director of Rusi's Centre for Finance and Security.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The original “Devil Wears Prada” film was a box-office smash, making $327 million worldwide.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Last November, Kenyan Hellen Obiri wore the On Cloudboom Strike—less than 6 ounces for a men’s size 9—to smash the New York City Marathon women’s course record by nearly three minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
“Didn’t you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig’s tail, and tell me I was a wizard?”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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