maul
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But Leicester hit back when hooker Samiuela Moli launched himself over at the back of a driving maul and Billy Searle popped over the conversion to give Tigers a slender advantage.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Malcolm Marx trundled over at the back of a rolling maul after the interval and, three minutes later, Pieter-Steph du Toit barged over after a sharp blindside break by the impressive Van den Berg.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Malcolm Marx plunged over at the back of juggernaut maul and a Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu penalty gave South Africa a cushion that Samisoni Taukei'aho's final-play try could dent, but not fully deflate.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
The Springboks finished with a typical driving maul with de Villiers crashing over as Wales had no answer to their opponents.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But Leathers pointed at the trees and said something else, and the giant pointed at the trees, ground his teeth, and dropped his maul.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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"You know Maro is on your team -- he's talking to you at mauls, scrums, nominating and talking around the pitch," Heyes said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
During his Springbok tenure, the former Free State flanker, who won 37 international caps, has innovated with strokes of genius such as naming a bench with just one back and rolling mauls in open play.
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2025
You would expect Talling to be tasked with combating the brilliance of De Goede, with her work at mauls a potential way to expend some of the Canadian's energy.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2025
Second row Caseaux barged over after Saints had heroically repelled a pair of piledriving rolling mauls.
From BBC ● May 24, 2025
The rest seemed to be armed with spears and mauls.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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Former Premier League footballer Jermaine Pennant says he needed more than 50 stitches after being mauled by a dog.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Also in June, a woman was mauled by a shark at one of Australia's most popular beaches in Sydney.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
Kepu Tuipulotu mauled over to make it a five-point game and while Fin Smith's boot kept the visitors just about ahead, a wave of pressure made a Bath score feel inevitable.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
A woman who was mauled by a dog at a Los Angeles city animal shelter has been awarded $5.4 million by a jury.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
“She grabbed mah workin’ tickets outa mah shirt pocket and Ah run tuh git ’em back,” Tea Cake explained, showing the tickets, considerably mauled about in the struggle.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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In a sport that was long defined by a handful of powerhouse programs mauling everyone in their path, Cinderella has finally crashed college football’s party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
Two big cats potentially involved in the suspected New Year's Day mauling were euthanized, state wildlife officials said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
Romy is so caught up in her business that she’s nearly attacked by a dog on the street until a handsome stranger gives a whistle and stops the mauling moments before disaster.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2024
They last suffered defeat at home in a 6-0 mauling by England in December.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
“I suppose in Weep they just go around mauling one another like bear wrestlers.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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