smashing
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Nonfarm payrolls surged by 172,000, smashing expectations of just 88,000, while the U-3 unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
Some of the tracks — like “Piano Concerto No. 0,” which features André literally smashing a piano to smithereens — are obviously comedic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
And it was a smashing success, not only politically, but substantively as well.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Earnings per share surged to $0.42, nearly doubling last year’s $0.22 and smashing expectations of around $0.08.
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
But instead of ripping the ropes out of their hands and smashing the canoes against the rocks, the force of the current kept the canoes pinned underwater.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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