felled
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And the Milwaukee Brewers proved they weren’t just some plucky underdog anymore, as they felled a giant on their way to the World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Hurricane Polo ripped roofs off houses, felled trees and flooded roads as it swept over Mexico's Pacific coast but caused little serious damage and no reported injuries, according to initial assessments by authorities Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
To quote his felled primary opponent, Sen. John Cornyn, “Paxton’s a poor campaigner” who’s “lazy and doesn’t raise money. And he basically is not offering a very compelling case for his election.”
From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026
A sudden liquidity panic, the kind that felled Lehman Brothers, he noted, is something Beijing can nearly always head off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Seasickness felled Marion and left Rick perpetually queasy.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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