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Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun will pelt the audience with references to other touchstones as the movie proceeds, including the slasher “Sleepaway Camp” and the David Lynch masterpiece “Mulholland Drive.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Japan's yukigassen federation emphasises the "mental challenge" posed by the game, in which players on both teams pelt their opponents while taking cover behind shelters.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

Star full-back Ellie Kildunne scooped up a loose ball at full pelt and carved her way past four floundering French defenders before gleefully diving over.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025

Are those opposing coaches looking for their Carson Palmer pelt on the wall?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2025

Maybe she’d use them to pelt him in the head so he could stop doing things like hiding behind freezer doors at the Super Saver.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Beavers were hunted to extinction in Britain 400 years ago for their meat, furry water-resistant pelts and a substance they secrete called castoreum - used in food, medicine and perfume.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

While there's little direct evidence of such garments, there is indirect evidence in the form of bone needles and the bones of fur-bearers whose pelts were used in the garments.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024

The Spanish came to the New World in search of gold, Russians for pelts, others for spices, raw materials, fishing grounds, etc., etc.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

Human hunting of wildcats—for pelts and because they were seen as vermin—in Great Britain in medieval times eventually drove the animals up into the remote highlands of Scotland.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 6, 2023

His grey fur morphed into a cloak of woven animal pelts.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

Alas, Mr. Powell and his colleagues overcame their hesitation this time and we all got pelted with dots.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 26, 2026

I was not surprised to learn that several of my friends are in Guthrie-themed group chats; they’ve pelted me with their postulations all week long.

From Slate ● Feb. 23, 2026

Take an incident in late 2023, when environmental protesters pelted O’Leary with a pie in his face—an episode the CEO credits with spurring a 6% rise in bookings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

The most viral moment came when Joe Wilkinson was giving a mock-serious speech about the RNLI, only to be pelted with a giant ball of pink paint, for no apparent reason.

From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2025

Harry, who had almost pelted headlong into the stands, skidded to a halt in midair, reversed, and zoomed back into the middle of the field.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

A man’s voice cut through the rain pelting the pitch-black Caribbean Sea, just audible between two boats tossed around by 10-foot waves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

With his next pitch, Vásquez fired it even more inside, pelting Ohtani’s right thigh with a 94 mph fastball.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025

The weather had improved in the hour or so before kick-off but it's pelting down again now.

From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2024

Two years later, a shop selling musical instruments opened in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, her hometown, and An became a fixture there, pelting the owner with questions.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

The rain had picked up and was pelting the snout.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen