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hurl

[hurl] / hɜrl /


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His ability to hurl 500-pound dumbbells means nothing, he said, if he can’t execute simple bodyweight movements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

To prove her historic hurl was no fluke, she came back with a 192-6 effort on her sixth and last throw.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

Moments later his epic 54-yard hurl to Marvin Mims Jr paid off spectacularly, caught deep downfield.

From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026

They can also hurl massive amounts of plasma and high-energy particles into space, creating solar storms that travel across the solar system.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 13, 2026

He told us of a king who fought wars across the Niger by releasing fleets of birds trained to hurl arrows.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

The reason anyone who hurls themselves off a mountain for a living might perform such a procedure is a matter of aerodynamics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

While he hurls baseless accusations and complaints in that episode, Funches presents a compelling case against another player, Atlanta Housewife Porsha Williams, at a banishment debate.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

As usual, Anderson hurls his characters into a collective crisis that gives rise to individual bursts of resistance and reconciliation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

But if Mr. Macron doesn’t bend, he risks cementing his image as “Jupiter,” who hurls down orders from above and takes counsel from few, analysts say.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

It hurls me to the floor of the sea.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

These are pieces of Mars that were blasted off the surface by asteroid strikes, and ended up being hurled towards the Earth.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

As they were exchanging back slaps and handshakes, someone hurled the first insult: “Did My Little Pony throw up in your closet? I hate it when that happens.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

One star is hurled away, while the other is captured into orbit around the black hole.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

"The country and the world witnessed what happened at Jantar Mantar. Some mischievous youngsters hurled vile abuses," Modi, 75, said in a video posted on Instagram late Friday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026

The Giants were defeated and hurled down to Tartarus; and the victory of the radiant powers of Heaven over the brutal forces of Earth was complete.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

There will also be mangelwurzel hurling and food and drink made from the bulbous root and the leaves.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

The storyline is inscrutable, but Walters displays real range, gazing forlornly in the rain, hurling dishes at a wall, grinning and giving high-fives when a family takes him bowling.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

North Korea has recently been hurling criticism at Japan, a former regional colonial power, over what Pyongyang describes as its remilitarisation.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Since then, restaurant chains have been hurling discounts and deals at consumers to win them back.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

A swarm of faces—some encased in glass tanks, some covered in fur, some with way too many fangs—quickly surround the three of us, hurling questions at me from every direction.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston


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