stomp
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Music is embedded in our brains and in our bodies, expressed with every rhythmic breath and step we take, each time we clap our hands, stomp our feet, beat our chests, whistle, hum or sing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Carville’s reputation for colorful turns of phrase, and his tendency to stomp on any calls for the party to move left, made him a favorite of cable news programmers looking to make entertaining television.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Moments later, he runs to the spot where the shades landed and appears to stomp on them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The new record appeared to be following suit, with The Daily Telegraph's chief music critic Neil McCormick saying the band were "back with a pile-driving blues stomp".
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
I stomp to the bathroom, where Mom is blow-drying her hair.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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In his bedroom, Salmon growls and stomps around.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
This is most clearly shown in Gene Kelly’s dance in the rain where he stomps in puddles and spins his umbrella.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Biologically and linguistically, our two species couldn’t be more different: This seemingly inorganic walking sculpture from the planet Erid communicates in a mix of whale song and stomps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
For as long as Anderson has been absent from our screens, which is far, far too long, she stomps back triumphantly, showcasing candor and affection for both this specific material and her craft.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
Lacey gets up and stomps off, her footfalls vibrating through the crumbling floor.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
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A casual wave from the marshals and then Nicolson stomped the accelerator, really hard.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Then, in 1979, the Iranian revolution stomped on the brakes of that country’s oil production, and the U.S. again went through oil withdrawal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Last week, a small section of CNN and Variety’s February town hall interview with Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey broke the internet’s door down and stomped into the public consciousness.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2026
An elephant foot bone found by archaeologists digging in southern Spain may be evidence that a troop of war elephants stomped through ancient Europe.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
With that, the hook-handed man stomped out of the room.
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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But more recently, a confluence of factors has made New York's coast less of a highway and more of a stomping ground.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Speaking with Realtor.com about the expansion, Serhant reveals that choosing the Lone Star State as the brokerage’s new stomping grounds was “strategic.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
They will be playing a Thunder team that drubbed them in the regular season, including a 43-point stomping just last month.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 2, 2026
“You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you’re going to jail,” Jeanine Pirro said in an appearance on her old stomping grounds at Fox News.
From Slate ● Feb. 7, 2026
“How...where...how did...,” it stammered, then abruptly started howling and stomping its feet.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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