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hurl

[hurl] / hɜrl /


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But in the outskirts of Boston on Saturday, it could be Steve Clarke who is about to hurl one almighty curveball that even Babe Ruth would struggle to read.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

“He would hurl himself straight as an arrow right into the great roaring grey wall of an oncoming breaker and go clean through it as if it had neither weight nor momentum.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's Jan. 25, 2026

This rapid rearrangement can heat plasma to millions of degrees and hurl energized particles away from the site, creating a solar flare.

From Science Daily Jan. 21, 2026

An enraged otter would hurl itself at an enemy far larger than itself.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

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

These intimacy issues are compressed as tightly as a packed snowball, and I wanted to address them before that icy sphere hurls my way, potentially hitting me smack in the face.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2025

As Indy hurls himself into a familiar round of death-defying high jinks, you may find yourself scanning the lightly scruffed but artificially smoothed contours of Ford’s mug and wondering precisely that question.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 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

I open my mouth to thank him for protecting me, but Hammie hurls herself at me, smothering me and Roshan in a hug.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

His aerial ability was needed as Mexico hurled crosses into England's penalty area.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

A little: Those who haven’t read the first 4 will open “The End of the Arab of the Future” and find themselves hurled directly into an unfolding family emergency: Vol.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Like a pinball hurled into the the modern tech bubble, Duncan has spent the season trying to stay in the game without getting stuck or free-falling into oblivion too quickly.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

But as he hurled his partner high above the ice, he was thrown off balance by grammar and umlauts.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 17, 2026

And without thinking, I hurled the rock over the high wooden fence at the back of the yard.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

Mr. Hanks does not feel, like some others, that he has to sell us on the importance of the subject at hand, hurling superlatives like hand grenades.

From The Wall Street Journal May 21, 2026

President Trump is known for hurling scathing insults at world leaders.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 30, 2026

Seb Daly/Sportsfile: For the uninitiated, this is hurling - an Irish sport that is incredibly fast, very skilful and, as this image shows, highly physical.

From BBC Dec. 25, 2025

I wander from room to room, climb up and down the stairs and feel like a songbird whose wings have been ripped off and who keeps hurling itself against the bars of its dark cage.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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