slug
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Destroys on stage during our weekly “Roast Battle” competition on Tuesdays in the Belly Room where comedians face off in a brutally funny one-on-one insult slug fest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
After winning plaudits across the globe for his World Cup performances with Cape Verde, goalkeeper Vozinha has another honour - with a newly discovered species of sea slug being named after him.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 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
That includes $10 billion courtesy of Berkshire Hathaway, which is buying a slug of the company’s two classes of shares at about a 7% discount to their 30-day average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
My mouth was sour and pasty, like I’d swallowed a slug.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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
They’ve slugged it out on the metalcore and heavy rock circuit for a decade, signed to the small-ish but influential imprint Sumerian Records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
He was facing Cardinals catcher Pedro Pagés, a weak hitter who slugged .363 for the year.
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2025
Defending champions Napoli slugged out a 0-0 deadlock with rising force Como on Saturday.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Sometimes they tried to hold him off a little for sport, but Joe was too dangerous, being the kind of person—like the heralded Cleofes Apodaca of yore—who would have slugged a bishop.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
The Seattle Mariners catcher had one of the greatest slugging performances in baseball history in 2025, becoming just the seventh player to bash 60 home runs in a single season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Mr. Lewis documented how Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, seemed to have figured out offense by emphasizing slugging and on-base percentage over batting average.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
“In total, the player, the defense, the hitting, the slugging, I think this is the best version of Max,” manager Dave Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
The 41-year-old Stearns responded to that meltdown by orchestrating a dramatic roster overhaul, highlighted by the controversial departure of slugging first baseman Pete Alonso, a fan favorite and the franchise’s all-time leader in home runs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"Naw, that's where we keep the chopper," I answer, slugging him in the arm.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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