smash
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She probably won’t smash quite as many skulls as Jack Reacher, but it looks like a decent action show that dads everywhere will enjoy.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Fernandes then kept his cool to smash home a penalty in front of the Stretford End to make it 3-1 after an hour.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
The floods and landslides that struck Nepal and China's autonomous Tibet region saw a tsunami-like wall of water bury homes, smash bridges and sweep away vehicles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
When Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was cast in Marvel’s “Wonder Man,” it was just the latest smash for an actor who’s enjoyed a string of them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
Pearl fought the urge to cross the room and yank the guitar from Moody’s hands and smash it against the desk.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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The sale smashes the record previously set for a residential real estate deal in the Hualālai, which previously stood at $30.2 million, according to Kildow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Complications commence when a space research vessel smashes into Prodigy Corp.-controlled Bangkok.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
When a pianist smashes a bunch of keys at once, he replies, from far away, “That’s every note except F sharp.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
The 27-year-old is tipped for a top three finish with Ferto, a hyperactive dance anthem that smashes together rave synths, video game sound effects and traditional Greek instruments like the lyra.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
One smashes as I kick it off, leaving a green smear across my sneakers, which I know from experience ain’t coming out.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
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At the time of the crash, Moreno and Marciniw were covering a fatal vehicle collision in Chatsworth, where two people were killed and six others were injured when an SUV smashed into a Metro bus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Ron Bath was flying his RF-4 Phantom military jet at nearly 700 miles an hour over the Nevada desert when it smashed into a bird, destroying one of the engines and part of the wing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Remember when Hulk smashed that thing? And Thanos made everyone go poof? And Black Widow met her Russian family? And? And? And? Yeah. That was awesome.”
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Then, in 1814, a musket ball smashed his left forearm.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The dynamite, which, unpainted, looked like yellow Play-Doh, could be dropped, cut, smashed, and even burned without exploding.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
The helicopter went down between two commercial buildings in the 9100 block of Mason Avenue, smashing into a pair of truck cargo containers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
People are smashing Flock cameras on the street, renaming the A.I.-powered Meta Ray-Bans as “pervert glasses,” and starting widespread rumors about who is secretly using your data to train their A.I. models.
From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026
Once it was over, Sabalenka could only congratulate her at the net—before retreating to her chair and smashing her racket to pieces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"He's absolutely smashing it," influencer and former reality show star Georgia Harrison, who has 1.3 million followers on Instagram, told Times Radio.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
He found Florida outside, smashing a branch against the side of the well.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
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