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hitting



ADJECTIVE
firing smoothly; said of an internal combustion engine
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Erickson testified he avoided hitting the brothers, but Grossman did not.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Vantor’s 10 satellites cover 7 million square kilometers of Earth a day, hitting any one point on the globe 12 to 15 times, said Will Cocos, Vantor’s chief transformation officer and a former Navy SEAL.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Both Bitcoin and Ethereum have shed more than half of their value since hitting all-time highs in 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Among the myriad of English plans to fail down under was the idea of hitting the Aussies with high pace and hostility.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

I didn’t come close to hitting him, but it made him mad anyway.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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