ram
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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
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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
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“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
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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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