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“We have a red-flag system here, where if there’s anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn’t go to anything but cheese,” McAfee told me.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

The truth is college sports have always been a little out of whack.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

“My immune system and digestive system got all out of whack over the past couple of three years,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Trump later told reporters that a gunman he described as a "lone wolf" and a "whack job" had charged through security screening just outside the ballroom.

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026

Sometimes the ties looked whack but they still had them on.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers

Marner took a couple of whacks at the puck before finally getting it past Dostal.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026

Tech shares have taken their share of whacks in the past few months.

From Barron's ● Jan. 7, 2026

Down the way on the Third Street Promenade, resounding whacks of pickleball volleys pop out of a 1960s-vintage storefront last occupied by shoe seller Adidas.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025

Speculative effort from Martina Piemonte, who from around 40 yards out whacks the ball towards the Arsenal goal.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024

“Wrong? Well, it most certainly is not right, I can tell you that much!” she said between heavy whacks to the curtains that hung from our frosted windows.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Indeed, as the band, including Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Lewis and Schwartzman, performed the Bobby Fuller Four’s single “Let Her Dance,” Murray indeed whacked the hell out of that thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

For all its association with AI, Palantir is still a software company and software stocks have gotten whacked in 2026.

From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026

In other words, even though businesses no longer have to pay the emergency tariffs, they are still getting whacked by sundry other border taxes, including his national-security tariffs on steel, aluminum, autos, lumber and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

That salute of Sheldon Cottrell in Grenada, having whacked the West Indies seamer for six, came during his best batting days.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

Then suddenly she felt a little dizzy, like somebody had just whacked her on the side of the head: nervousness hitting her with a thud.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

After whacking the ball into the stands in frustration, Parry regained her composure to eventually see out the straight-set victory after two hours and 26 minutes.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

Two big loans that were made during the postpandemic boom in private-equity buyouts are defaulting, whacking some private-credit funds and ratcheting up losses in the already troubled corner of Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

Markets are treading water due to other concerns too—notably private credit and ongoing fears about artificial intelligence whacking software and services companies.

From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026

And Tommy Edman continued his slugging surge from late last season by whacking the first home run of the year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2025

I’m whacking the chisel with such force now my whole body’s vibrating, the whole world is.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson