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beating

[bee-ting] / ˈbi tɪŋ /


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Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for Week 10 of the NFL season, with the Rams beating the Cardinals and the Chargers falling to 0-9.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Brookfield’s third-quarter distributable earnings rose to $1.72 billion, beating the roughly $1.6 billion expected by analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Don’t miss: The S&P 500’s most reliable dividend stocks are beating the market.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Sentiment was also given a boost by earnings from data centre operator CoreWeave, which said sales would come in at $13-$13.3 billion this year, beating estimates.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

“But if she is like us, if she must walk in shadow because her heart has stopped beating, then she has everything to gain from placing her trust in the Prince of Demons.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

Later it took further beatings as they worked out how the 8,000-pound horse could be dragged over dunes and log rollers by actors with ropes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Rafael Nadal regularly handed out one-sided beatings on his way to a scarcely-believable 14 triumphs over a 17-year stretch, while Iga Swiatek did similar in her four victories between 2020 and 2024.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025

“People don’t have the bandwidth to respond with the kind of outrage that they would when you saw the beatings at Pan Pacific Park,” said Abdullah, referring to the LAPD’s response to protests in 2020.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025

As one British study titled "Banter, bollockings and beatings" made clear, an often macho culture can prevail, including bizarre induction rituals.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024

Not from Gebu, not from beatings and hunger, not from Ibni and his hateful wineskins.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw


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