smacking
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In a video Waltz posted online Tuesday, Tur de la Concepcion is seen smacking the cellphone recording him and saying, “he violated my personal space.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The sound of it smacking the period-correct plywood floor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
The firm was flayed in 2018 by federal Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington, D.C., for engaging in what he labeled a “high-tech shakedown ... smacking of extortion.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Department for Education in England said the government had no plans to change the law on smacking, but that the safety and wellbeing of children was a government priority.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
I’m at a 50 percent rate for smacking my head when I wake up.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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