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Bass bounded into office in 2022, buoyed by a broad coalition and Democratic wall of support that helped her drub billionaire mall mogul Rick Caruso, despite Caruso massively outspending her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2025

Bass took advantage of the new political landscape to drub her rival, notching a nearly 10-percentage-point margin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

On March 2, Le Batard began the local hour with a lengthy investigation into how the Los Angeles Lakers managed to drub the Miami Heat the night before, putting up 131 points.

From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2018

After all, the rule of thumb for a century has been drub the bums and play .500 against top teams.

From Washington Post ● May 30, 2016

He fine a mangy sheep could scrub, Or nobly fling the gospel club, And New-Light herds could nicely drub, Or pay their skin; Could shake them o’er the burning dub, Or heave them in.

From The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham by Robert Burns

Others have had their moments: Fellow debutants Curacao scored against Germany - despite being drubbed - Jordan pushed Austria for long periods and DR Congo held Portugal.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

They will be playing a Thunder team that drubbed them in the regular season, including a 43-point stomping just last month.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026

Seattle starter Luis Castillo got rocked by the Red Sox in his worst 2023 outing, giving up seven runs in five innings as the Mariners were drubbed 9-4 on Tuesday.

From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2023

Protasiewicz drubbed Kelly by double digits, according to unofficial returns.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023

At last, wishing to p. 18show them the drubbed and beaten Baba Yaga he led them to the corner, but there she was no longer. 

From The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear by Thomas James Wise

Once he shook off a 36-point drubbing, though, Golesh saw his own future.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Tech stocks look poised to recover from Thursday’s memory-led drubbing while the broad market is mixed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Portugal recorded their biggest win of the cycle in one of those matches when Ronaldo was not involved - a 9-0 drubbing of Luxembourg in Faro in September 2023.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Reduced to 40 percent of seats after a drubbing in the 2024 general election, Nelson Mandela's former liberation movement has been forced into an often-uneasy coalition with nine other parties.

From Barron's ● May 8, 2026

“Bit of a drubbing, if I’m being honest.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti