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
He and other members of the group have been arrested and detained, including one incident in which federal agents were recorded on video appearing to ram his truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Meanwhile, the black ram called Sebastian in the movie is based on Swann’s version, named Othello.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
After an ICE agent fatally shot Good on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, government officials alleged that Good, who is survived by a wife and three children, was trying to ram the agent with her SUV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
On the southwest, he found an open gate flanked by a pair of animal skulls on high poles: a bear to one side, a ram to the other.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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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
Again and again the great rams swung and crashed.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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“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
Those not going on a transatlantic trip are instead booking tickets for pubs and other venues, which are expected to be rammed to capacity.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 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
I rammed the boat into the back porch, leaped out, and secured the line on a post.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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Researchers say ramming has not previously been documented as an orca predation strategy.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 23, 2026
A late catch by Pages helped close out the game after he gloved a ball despite ramming into the padding of the center field wall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 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
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
The morning of our first official game begins with Asher ramming his wheelchair repeatedly against my door.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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