squash
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My boss believes me but also said me and Mary need to squash our beef, but I didn’t even know we had a beef.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
He received his bachelor’s degree at Harvard University, where he took up squash, and became a dominant player, both in college and in national competition.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
New sports remained a hit for fans, who scooped up all available tickets to softball, lacrosse, flag football and squash during the second drop, LA28 reported.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Add the squash, onion and a pinch of kosher salt.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
New teachers don’t know the rules, so you can get away with things the old-timers would squash you for.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Drinks high in sugar can include fizzy sodas, energy drinks, sweetened juices, squashes, sweetened tea and coffee, and flavored milks.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 18, 2026
“If this thing falls on me and kills me, it’s gonna be like, ‘Giant-squash squashes squash-professor,’” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
“Time bends. Space is boundless. It squashes a man’s ego. I feel lonely.”
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
Root vegetables — like carrots, onions, potatoes and beets — winter squashes, cruciferous vegetables and greens are just a few notable cold-weather favorites.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2024
The autumn days grew shorter, Lurvy brought the squashes and pumpkins in from the garden and piled them on the barn floor, where they wouldn’t get nipped on frosty nights.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
It is another sign of water vole activity - squashed poo.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The factory that AFP visited in Hunan province's Pingjiang turns out nearly 700 tonnes per day of the spongy, red-coloured strips, which look like squashed French fries covered in oil.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The Cubs, however, squashed thoughts of a potential comeback with a three-run rally in the sixth against Edgardo Henriquez and Tanner Scott.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
They’re scouting whose strategies should be amplified after generating a great return, and what wastefulness should be squashed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Candles were broken and vegetables squashed across the walls.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
As the aircraft plummeted, Kitchen said her husband fell on top of her, squashing her into the armrest.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Concerns about AI squashing software company earnings turning into a run on private-credit funds lending to software firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Jacob Ulibarri spent about six hours on New Year’s Day last year squashing hot spots where the Lachman fire had burned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2026
The retired farmer had queued up on November 29 at a launch of Bardella's new book in the southern town of Moissac, squashing an egg on his head when he reached him.
From Barron's ● Jan. 9, 2026
Her own rule dropped in on her thoughts like a brick, squashing her fantasies.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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