slay
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See: Warsh says he’s determined to slay inflation.
From MarketWatch β Jul. 2, 2026
"My friend Chrissie is a champion of champions and as such she will slay this monster again," said long-time rival and friend Martina Navratilova.
From BBC β Jun. 25, 2026
There are windmills to slay, crises to fabricate, rings to kiss.
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 4, 2026
But cultists are cultists, and when a local man starts recruiting teens to slay the demons haunting the area, an investigation by the three reveals his much larger, more elder-goddish plans.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jan. 2, 2026
“A hairpin? How will this slay Ladon, pretty one?”
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
If Evil-Lyn can stop Adam with a freeze-ray, why does she wait until he slays many of her colleagues to do so?
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 4, 2026
She’s only 5 feet 3 but slays taller girls competing in those events.
From Los Angeles Times β May 21, 2025
Powell slays a dragon, he listens to Van Halen, he quotes William Wallace, and carves a self-portrait out of a tree.
From Slate β Feb. 10, 2025
They have become renowned for their pre-game build-up, the highlight being a video show projected onto the ice in which an armour-clad knight on skates slays a fire-breathing dragon.
From BBC β Feb. 7, 2024
“This guy just irritates me. So he slays giants...who doesn’t?”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
He has won every election by a landslide, slayed the dragons, corraled the wild beasts and brought peace, tranquility and a great economy to his kingdom.
From Salon β Aug. 14, 2026
It all depended on what Laurie wore to kindergarten that day or whether Libby was sporting a ponytail, which slayed me every time.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 3, 2025
Moderates are taking the proposal in stride, declaring victory after having slayed the sort of overhauls that Roy and others were pushing for.
From Slate β May 13, 2025
"We literally ran from the Radisson Red, there were no soundchecks and Daniel went on and just absolutely slayed the audience. He was just sensational," he said.
From BBC β May 6, 2024
It was okay that I wasn’t the best at everything because at least I had one talent that I totally slayed at.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
And that goes for a slew of major-category Emmy nominees such as “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” which has filmed on stages all over L.A.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 17, 2026
They launched the company last year and took it public with audacious plans to build four big nuclear reactors and a slew of other power generation, largely natural gas, to power the AI boom.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 13, 2026
During that time, he made a slew of enemies — from mob figures who accused him of fabricating evidence to fellow law enforcement officials who described him as a glory-seeking loose cannon.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 13, 2026
The United States announced a slew of sanctions last month targeting more than 50 Mexican individuals and entities allegedly with ties to CJNG.
From Barron's β Aug. 5, 2026
He nudged a slew of tiny shimmering wires aside, inserting a buttonhole camera in the space.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
At the Zurbatiyah crossing, large fans sprayed mist to cool the heat as pilgrims passed portraits of Khamenei, his son and successor Mujtaba, and other slain commanders from Iran's so-called "axis of resistance."
From Barron's β Aug. 1, 2026
“Princess Mononoke” begins with a worm-covered demon attacking a pastoral village, only to be slain by its prince, Ashitaka.
From Salon β Jul. 22, 2026
The children of Grammy-nominated rapper and activist Nipsey Hussle have reportedly received their share of his estate, more than seven years after he was slain in South Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times β Jul. 7, 2026
Three days of public mourning in Tehran for its slain supreme leader ended with a major political spectacle the men now in charge wanted the world to see.
From BBC β Jul. 7, 2026
After the battle was finished and the enemy was set beyond the doors of stone, survivors found Lanre’s body, cold and lifeless near the beast he had slain.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
At her morning news conference, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed that Gastelum’s slaying would not go unpunished.
From Los Angeles Times β Aug. 5, 2026
RBA Gov. Michele Bullock avoided giving forward guidance to markets, but made it abundantly clear that she is serious about slaying the inflation dragon.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 4, 2026
Mr. Staiti says that McCrea’s slaying was reported in “dozens of newspapers,” from Boston to Charleston.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 14, 2025
It depicts St George slaying a dragon, which lies among broken fragments of US and Soviet missiles.
From BBC β Apr. 22, 2025
“Well, presently I am slaying this monster here.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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