slug
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If you want to say the Dodgers should slug away and play for the big inning, fine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"The thought that all of these beautiful creatures and habitats could be compromised as superpowers slug it out for supremacy is sobering."
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Bonta and Paramount are now poised to slug it out next spring in an Oakland courtroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Don’t borrow money or buy a slug of bonds just to dilute your stock concentration below the legal thresholds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Aplysia, a sea slug that looks as though it couldn’t be good for anything, has been found by neurophysiologists to be filled with truth.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
The labor market’s recovery adds to signs Canada’s economy is settling after being slugged by trade uncertainty and U.S. tariffs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Garvey, also a first baseman, slugged 272 home runs in his 18-year career and told me that if he were playing in this era, “I probably would have hit another 40 or 50 home runs.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
He slugged it out brilliantly with Mr Vango that day; the two of them were like Wilder-Chisora take two.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025
He and Omar slugged each other hello and boarded the school bus.
From "Clayton Byrd Goes Underground" by Rita Williams-Garcia
Schick revolutionized shaving with injector razors and multiblades in a single cartridge, slugging it out in the marketplace for decades with rival shaving giant Gillette.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Rookie Denzer Guzman is batting .218, with a .263 on-base percentage and a .341 slugging percentage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
She covered the song in 1975, choosing to cut the third verse and dial up the drama with meaty piano chords, slugging drums and a flourish of cymbals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Teoscar Hernández hasn’t been slugging the way he’s accustomed to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Incredible Hulk batted .273 with a slugging percentage of .581.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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