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hitting



ADJECTIVE
firing smoothly; said of an internal combustion engine
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That clutch hitting helped the Bruins avoid a painful loss to open postseason play.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Iheanacho hitting a post sounded the bugle on the cavalry charge.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

James Tronstein went three for three, hitting his 10th home run.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

By laying out the schedule in the IPO prospectus, Feldman says Cerebras is trying to manage expectations around new shares hitting the market.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The other pilot’s sharp thinking probably stopped the exploding German shells from hitting Zhenya’s plane.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein




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