ram
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As M88 approaches this gravitational giant, it will face an intense process known as ram pressure stripping.
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
So family members can ram a deal through, and force the bill for a misguided move onto outside investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
And just to ram home the fact that Streep's character is based on feared fashion editor Anna Wintour, the soundtrack to the trailer was Madonna's Vogue.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
My dad barrels out of the living room like a battering ram, Mom and Rosemarie fluttering behind him.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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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
Firemen could be seen smashing in a window with battering rams and helping people climb out from inside in videos shared on social media.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 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
The whale rams us again, and finally the navigator looks around him to see the big picture.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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Instead of being at the site where Al-Qaeda hijackers rammed planes into the World Trade Center towers, Trump will pay his respects on Friday at the Pentagon in Washington.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
“There are serious fair trial and due process violations in these cases, and they are being rammed through the revolutionary courts and fast-tracked.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Just after her car had been repaired, it was rammed again in the middle of the night, and had to be written off.
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 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
She didn’t whisper that time, just rammed her finger into his cheek.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
It followed the same sequence of holding, releasing, ramming, and feeding.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
Without referring to Beijing by name, the nations' foreign ministers criticised "dangerous manoeuvres by military aircraft" and "ramming and blocking actions in the South China Sea".
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
They’re ramming AI down our throat right now.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
The vehicle ramming rattled local members of the community, Stern said.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
“It’s like someone is ramming a screwdriver into my ear,” Rasheed said, rubbing his eyes.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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