smack

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On the other hand, some ETFs that use options to juice income, or that seek to double the daily returns of stocks and other assets, can smack investors with big tax bills.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But what’s extra notable about the sputtering tech partnerships of the 2020s is how baldly they smack of desperation.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

We don’t want to smack anyone in the face over it, but we want to ask the questions about where we’ve come from.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

That’s almost smack in the middle of its range in the past three years, implying shares could always become more expensive.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

On the western edge of our rez, I pull into Beaulieu’s Gas and Café and smack the dashboard of the van.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith