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trounce

[trauns] / traʊns /


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Japanese stocks remain hot, with the Nikkei 225 continuing to trounce the U.S. equities market this year as it posted a fresh record peak on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Blistering bull markets in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan have helped Asian stocks trounce the U.S. so far this year.

From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026

Having won several times, the group says they generally expect to trounce the competition.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, the sumptuous imagery and amiable pacing of “Wuthering Heights” trounce del Toro’s ghastly slog of a film.

From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026

We are playing West Charleston High School and they think they’re coming down here to trounce the hicks.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

It also trounces the reported $15 billion bounty that John Paulson scored in 2007 wagering against the housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026

The fund’s strong performance in 2025 trounces the S&P 500’s 16.1% gain this year through Tuesday.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 3, 2025

Amazon trounces both online retailers with 56% of its 268 million unique monthly visits in October resulting in purchases, its data shows.

From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2023

If Soto sometimes trounces over the lyricism of her lines, she’s always true to Beatrice’s immediate circumstances and never falls into recitation for recitation’s sake.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023

When very young he deals with the matter in a straightforward fashion, and trounces the author for every unwitting solecism and willing falsification that is discovered.

From Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" by Edward Fordham Spence

Just last year, for instance, the Cincinnati Reds managed to steal a wild-card spot with a record of 83-79, only to be immediately trounced by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

His team was trounced 16–7 by the Kyrgyz side, the clear favourites to win.

From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026

On the west coast, Canada trounced Qatar 6-0 during a match in Vancouver.

From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026

Although the ARK Innovation ETF rallied more than 35% in 2025, the fund this year has been trounced by the S&P 500’s information-technology sector.

From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026

In June of that year, Ulbrickson’s varsity had attempted to redeem itself at the annual Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta in Poughkeepsie, New York, but Cal had trounced them again, by five lengths this time.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The Russell 1000 Value Index has gained about 20% this year, trouncing its growth counterpart, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which has declined 1.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Japanese stocks remain hot, with the Nikkei 225 trouncing the U.S. equities market this year as it posted a fresh record peak on Thursday.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026

Following gold’s recent trouncing of stocks, and fears of dollar debasement, was he wrong?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Semenyo scored and provided an assist in a memorable debut in the FA Cup third round on Saturday, though that 10-1 trouncing came against League One side Exeter City.

From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026

Give me Daryl, Keith, and another trouncing any day, I think.

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak




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