slug
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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
Data collected by 28 "slug sleuths" has helped researchers from Harper Adams University find environmentally friendly slug control methods in the form of "prediction maps".
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
A few months later, Trump and Bill Pulte, who helms the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said that the White House was considering selling a small slug of shares.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
She adjusted the paper’s date on her press, inserted the slug containing the name, city, and state of the newspaper and printed as many slips as there were items marked.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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
Andy Murray and home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis slugged it out until 4:05 am in 2023, the Briton barking at one point: "Why are we playing at 3 am?!"
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025
But Overton and his fellow seamers slugged the winning runs to see the 2024 runners-up home.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025
Somkit shrugged and slugged a big gulp of soda.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
He hit only .205 in July, with a slugging percentage of .313.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Kent, a five-time All-Star and four-time Silver Slugger Award winner, was long considered the greatest slugging second baseman in baseball history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
He ranked among MLB’s worst hitters over the past two seasons, posting a dismal .211 batting average and .595 on-base-plus slugging percentage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
His career numbers in the playoffs include a .272 batting average with a .486 slugging percentage and an .826 on-base plus slugging percentage.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
“Are we just going to keep slugging it out?”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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