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[ram] / ræm /


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Beginning with tobacco, they refitted the dusty doctrine as a battering ram and swung it at guns, lead paint, opioids and oil companies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Lyndon Dykes is a battering ram, but Gabriel and Marquinhos have seen his sort before in their storied careers.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Astronomers have already found evidence that ram pressure stripping is affecting M88 today.

From Science Daily Jun. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, the black ram called Sebastian in the movie is based on Swann’s version, named Othello.

From Salon May 17, 2026

It seems odd that Phrixus sacrificed to Zeus the ram that had saved him, in gratitude for having been saved; but he did so, and he gave the precious Golden Fleece to King Æetes.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

That also explains why, and how, his devoted rams, lambs and ewes are able to dedicate themselves to solving his murder.

From Salon May 17, 2026

"We don't have the means to pay for her studies," she explained from their home's back courtyard, where young children capered about and two rams watched from an enclosure.

From Barron's Feb. 6, 2026

At the opposite extreme is Scotland's Soay sheep, with just 0.6% full siblings because each ewe mates with multiple rams.

From Science Daily Jan. 22, 2026

Once locked on its target, it rams it with minimal human intervention.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2025

The most aggressive rams, those that showed the greatest resistance to human control, were slaughtered first.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

“They said I, quote unquote, rammed federal agents,” she said at a congressional hearing in February.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Murillo claimed he was rammed; prosecutors said the collision happened at less than 10 miles per hour and was “more of a jolt.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 9, 2026

The only visible law enforcement presence is a police car rammed across the driveway, signaling the limits of encroachment, like an invisible wall in a video game.

From Slate Feb. 23, 2026

The administration initially claimed that Martinez had rammed the Border Patrol officer’s car, later admitting in court that this hadn’t happened.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2026

The rest of it and the bullet and the paper were rammed down the barrel.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

Initially the ramming was reported as an "active shooter incident".

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

Arbeloa has only had words of praise for Vinicius since taking over and the forward rewarded his coach with a hug after ramming in the fifth.

From Barron's Jan. 20, 2026

DHS’ McLaughlin accused Arnoldo’s dad of ramming his car “into a federal law enforcement vehicle,” but he was never charged for that, and the videos we reviewed do not support this claim.

From Salon Jan. 14, 2026

A crowd was waiting for Enriquez to hear his game plan: “No ramming, no throwing, no nothing. Just follow and film.”

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

On Friday morning, the familiar sound of Asher ramming his wheelchair into my door stirs me out of my restless sleep in my dorm room.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu




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