smashing
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Nonfarm payrolls surged by 172,000, smashing expectations of just 88,000, while the U-3 unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
"You have a lot of pop-dance crossover acts now that are really smashing it," she says.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Some of the tracks — like “Piano Concerto No. 0,” which features André literally smashing a piano to smithereens — are obviously comedic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
And it was a smashing success, not only politically, but substantively as well.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
Jonathan turned, inadvertently smashing the gun butt against the doorframe.
From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi
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