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The sneaker industry is suffering from excess inventory of casual lifestyle sneakers, which has prompted many shoe sellers such as Foot Locker and Nike to slap on discounts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Or did ya just slap some AI slop on this piece that we were so helpful with?”

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

Riffing on the human need for emotional engagement through the arts with such venom is not just a slap in the face; it’s evidence of Iñárritu’s gnawing insecurities.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

The list mixed up names of the missing with those who were searching for them, and the families said it was like a "slap in the face".

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

I pluck the royal-blue Dodgers cap from the stool to my right and slap it on my head.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner

Warner Bros. demanded Russell pare down the film’s most intense scenes yet still slapped it with an X rating in the U.S. and U.K., while other countries banned it outright.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

It also raises questions about how well these ads are being slapped together.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026

Perhaps the most famous case is the designer Pierre Cardin, who slapped his name on everything from cigarettes to bicycles with disastrous results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Beaten easily by Calvert-Lewin for Leeds' second goal, slapped turf in frustration after the striker fired past him for the third and then failed to block Okafor's fourth.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

He slapped his forehead when he realized he’d forgotten to move it like Zheng asked him to.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

The Internal Revenue Service is calling foul on an heiress who used the strategy—and is slapping her and her husband with a $736 million tax bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Another pressure putt from the pumped-up Ciganda on the 14th gave them a two-hole lead, the Spaniard slapping her chest to whip up the boisterous Dutch crowd.

From Barron's ● Sep. 12, 2026

The crowd had made its allegiances clear after a fiery build-up which included Itauma shoving Hrgovic, the Zagreb man slapping him back and plenty of verbal sparring.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Already, Skubal’s joining in on pregame handshake lines and slapping the dugout railing in time to Roki Sasaki’s warm-up music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Mama's chubby alligator, Gumbo, slithered out of the water and onto the pier, slapping his tail with excitement.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton