beating
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Justice Abba, Scotland's number one in the super heavyweight class, is beating a punchbag into submission.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
The health insurer’s second-quarter revenue rose 3% to $50.47 billion, beating Wall Street estimates of $48.84 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Look for small-cap U.S. stocks to continue beating the largest stocks.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The NBS data also showed retail sales grew 1.0 year-on-year in June, beating a Bloomberg forecast of a 0.1 percent drop.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
I had taken a beating all day and I was whipped.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
“People don’t have the bandwidth to respond with the kind of outrage that they would when you saw the beatings at Pan Pacific Park,” said Abdullah, referring to the LAPD’s response to protests in 2020.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2025
Most of the biggest beatings in Celtic's European history have Rodgers’ name beside them.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2024
As one British study titled "Banter, bollockings and beatings" made clear, an often macho culture can prevail, including bizarre induction rituals.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024
Against Oregon — which ranks 11th in the same category — Johnson totaled 252 rushing yards, 5.3 yards per carry and three touchdowns across two separate beatings.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2023
Get your share of food, work hard, stay well, stay as clean as possible, avoid beatings.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
