trouncing
Example Sentences
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By contrast, utilities outshined in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, at one point trouncing the market by nearly 12 percentage points.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 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
Don’t miss: Silver, gold and copper are trouncing stocks.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025
Same-restaurant sales climbed 4.3% from a year before, trouncing Wall Street’s call for 2.9% growth.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
He came back to practice the following week to the shame of a white practice jersey, and he had no role in Permian’s 42-0 trouncing of Midland High.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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