bashed
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As the waves bashed the coast this week, boulders smashed into the piles of Mitchell Leib’s Malibu home, plucking them like a “guitar string” and shaking his house.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
The retired lobbyist has supported the mockingbird—and bashed the scrub jay—for decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Goodburn was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer two years ago, after her pet bashed into her chest.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Not bad for something he quickly bashed out in bulletin format without much forethought, in response to a post a former colleague had written.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Odenigbo bashed the snake with a stick and told her he would make sure the zinc sheet at the entrance of the bunker was more secure.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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