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Reform punchy but feeling under the cosh and plenty of the others scrapping for attention too.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The dynamics of the Japanese yen carry-trade, however, a trading strategy where investors short low-yielding yen assets to buy higher-yielding assets elsewhere, have kept it under the cosh for most of the past 15 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Scotland were leading 1-0 but they were under the cosh against the 83rd best team in the world.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Four-time major champion Sinner was imperious and looked unflustered on the few occasions that the aggressive Shelton put him under the cosh.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
There were legends of surprising ingatherings achieved by wives of especial diligence: one of a woman who had brought to the cosh some six-and-twenty on a night of public rejoicing.
From A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison
It is impossible to keep the South Africa's coshing scrum power out of the game, however.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
