drubbing

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The implosion of a team during the 5-0 Ashes drubbing in 2013-14, and the rebuild to regain the urn in 2015 - the last time England beat Australia.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Instead, they got the experimental “All Shook Up,” which has aged well despite the critical drubbing it received at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Grant did not avoid responsibility for the drubbing he’d just taken.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

But don’t resign yourself to a tax drubbing.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

He slept curled around the rusty nail, wind and rain drubbing his tired young body.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig