slug
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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
"My threshold for taking control measures is higher now because I have been able to prove to myself that I can evaluate the risks from slug activity with greater accuracy."
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
According to the team, he "never realized Thecacera sesama was a new species until he consulted the sea slug expert 'Hsini Lin teacher' on Facebook."
From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026
Two of Bree and Hanna's children had once told him that Sheba could turn you into a fat slug if she chose.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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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
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
Both were slugged by injured hitters essentially playing on one leg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2024
Josie slugged him the same playful way she’d seen between Ashley and Lucinda.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Contending teams were lining up to potentially acquire Gray, slugging first baseman Willson Contreras or flamethrowing closer Aroldis Chapman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
They are last in MLB in on-base percentage, last in slugging percentage and 29th in ERA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
The 34-year-old Hernández hit .203 with an on-base percentage of .255 and .366 slugging percentage in 256 regular season plate appearances, with 10 home runs in 92 games last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2026
That afternoon we were scheduled to play the winning team of another neighborhood league, a team with a reputation for wild, offensive slugging and poor fielding.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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