slap
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The move was described as a "slap in the face" by openly gay footballer Jake Daniels, who had received a message of support from Henderson when he came out.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Canada, he added, would slap dollar-for-dollar countertariffs on U.S. goods such as steel, dairy and appliances on Sept. 8, the day after Labor Day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Section 301 has also opened the door to new country-specific tariffs targeted at Brazil, at 25%, while Section 338 was cited to slap an extra 50% import tax on certain Canadian goods.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
Lineage recently applied for building permits to replace the site, which Bass called “a slap in the face” to Boyle Heights families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He puts out his hand to slap skin with me.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
And short of guaranteeing that someone gets slapped across the face every year, count on the Oscars to try to regain its distinction while courting viewers however possible.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Prosecutors unveiled the indictment in early 2019, and Washington slapped a first round of sanctions on Huawei after the charges were levied.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Defense stocks are climbing on Friday after the White House slapped new tariffs on foreign-made drones and components.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Just this week, Trump slapped sweeping new tariffs on 60 trading partners and saw 25-percent duties take effect on Brazilian products.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
She slapped Trudy on the back and said, ‘Atta girl.’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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
Ed Stack, Dick’s executive chairman, said the sneaker market is awash with inventory and rivals slapping on discounts, which has pressured Foot Locker to keep pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“If it’s just slapping a brand name on a pre-existing screen, that feels very deceptive and dishonest to me,” Storch said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Sometimes he and Aaron sat in our room all day long, making up rhymes and slapping each other five when something came off sounding right.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
