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[thrash] / θræʃ /


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German auto giant Volkswagen's management meet Thursday to thrash out plans for what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry, with unions set to protest any mass job cuts.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Uncertainty will weigh on shipping while Washington and Tehran thrash out details on Iran’s nuclear program and other unresolved issues.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

That was never far from our thoughts as we watched “The Late Show” thrash, often jubilantly, against the coming night over the 10 months that the network gave it to bleed out.

From Salon May 21, 2026

As he fumbles with his out-of-tune Flying V, looking ready to shred in a thrash band, the crowd cheers for his success despite his self-doubt.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

So I'm hanging out down under, listening to some of my thrash tapes on the fake Walkman I got last Christmas, when Freak pops up on the side of my bed.

From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick

The left-hander's had a couple of thrashes outside off stump when he needn't have done, but he registers the visitors' first boundary of the season, drilling Ethan Bamber to the cover fence.

From BBC Apr. 4, 2024

Park thrashes through the “Hedwig” songbook with aplomb; high points include the headbanger “Angry Inch,” the aching anthem “Wicked Little Town” and “Wig in a Box,” a tour-de-force tune of self-discovery.

From Washington Post Nov. 30, 2021

“When the virus thrashes your lungs, then what’s left is lung damage, and your body just has to heal that on its own,” he says.

From Seattle Times Sep. 30, 2021

The rough grabs Scheffler’s club as he thrashes out of the rough at 1.

From The Guardian Jul. 18, 2021

The Boo Hag howls and thrashes as the skin melts into the tiled floor.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

When Broussard and his friend attempted to put Catzilla into the fishing basket, with the intention of then releasing it, the 50-pounder violently thrashed and slipped free.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

It's a dream for surfers, but can quickly become a nightmare for inexperienced swimmers thrashed by strong currents.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

It meant Balogun could line up against Belgium, who routinely thrashed the hosts.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Furthermore, they had scored an average of 6.25 goals per game on their way to the final and thrashed the same West Germany side they would meet in the showpiece 8-3 in the group stages.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The landlord thrashed about like a man tossed into frigid water.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

They headlined Coachella in 2025, a rare heavy rock band to top the most influential festival in the U.S., delivering a raucous and thrashing set unlike any in the last decade of Coachella headliners.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Last week management at the 10-brand group began what could be a long and tough process of thrashing out job cuts in talks with the supervisory board as workers protested at plants nationwide.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Their batters have looked uncomfortable away from the batter-friendly pitches of the IPL, thrashing at deliveries as they look to replicate the fast-scoring Indian domestic league.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

Canada, 40 years after playing in their first World Cup, secured their first-ever win at the tournament in emphatic fashion, thrashing Qatar 6-0 in front of a packed and loud Vancouver Stadium.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

I was thrashing feverishly on the cot one morning when the cell door opened and there stood the steel-voiced matron I had seen the night I entered the cell two weeks before.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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