flung
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This has left men like Wang, who are in their late 30s and who live in smaller cities or far- flung, rural areas, with few options.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Rushing flung his whole body into the tag, but Carrigg was called safe.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Princeton’s players flung their sticks and gloves into the air.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Once the closest point of the orbit enters the instability zone, the planet is either flung outward or pulled inward and destroyed.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
At the sight of it, his wife snatched it and flung it to the ground in anger, and the poor man had to make do with a dinner napkin.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
