beating
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This is his signature win, beating a two-time Open winner who had been rolling all tournament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Two outsiders then made it all the way to the big game, with the Seattle Seahawks beating the New England Patriots for their first NFL championship in 12 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Narbonne lost 43-0 to Cleveland in its season opener, then 32-14 to North Torrance before beating Fairfax.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Automatic license plate readers like Flock cameras were by far the top choice for combatting catalytic converter theft, beating out overtime for investigators and additional training.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
My heart is beating so fast I’m worried I might faint or throw up or both.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Later it took further beatings as they worked out how the 8,000-pound horse could be dragged over dunes and log rollers by actors with ropes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
His mission was to reshape an England team scarred by years of Ashes beatings.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
“People don’t have the bandwidth to respond with the kind of outrage that they would when you saw the beatings at Pan Pacific Park,” said Abdullah, referring to the LAPD’s response to protests in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
As one British study titled "Banter, bollockings and beatings" made clear, an often macho culture can prevail, including bizarre induction rituals.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024
Not from Gebu, not from beatings and hunger, not from Ibni and his hateful wineskins.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
