thrash
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German auto giant Volkswagen's management meet Thursday to thrash out plans for what could be the biggest ever restructuring in the global auto industry, with unions set to protest any mass job cuts.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes the first player to score in six World Cups as his double helps Portugal thrash Uzbekistan.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
That was never far from our thoughts as we watched “The Late Show” thrash, often jubilantly, against the coming night over the 10 months that the network gave it to bleed out.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
When the wind blows hard, and their branches and boughs thrash and creak, I am convinced they will topple over and cleave my home in twain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
So I'm hanging out down under, listening to some of my thrash tapes on the fake Walkman I got last Christmas, when Freak pops up on the side of my bed.
From "Freak The Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick
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Wind thrashes around the car park in the dim dawn light, rattling the corrugated supermarket shutters and sending discarded carrier bags billowing as rain tumbles on to the asphalt.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2025
Park thrashes through the “Hedwig” songbook with aplomb; high points include the headbanger “Angry Inch,” the aching anthem “Wicked Little Town” and “Wig in a Box,” a tour-de-force tune of self-discovery.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2021
“When the virus thrashes your lungs, then what’s left is lung damage, and your body just has to heal that on its own,” he says.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
The rough grabs Scheffler’s club as he thrashes out of the rough at 1.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2021
The Grootslang cries out and thrashes, its struggle creating even stronger waves.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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But the Japanese 14th seed - who arrived on Court One in yet another showstopping outfit - looked at home at SW19 as she thrashed Kasatkina.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Sunday's talks were not the first time world issues have been thrashed out at the Burgenstock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Friday's signing will not be the the first time world issues have been thrashed out at the Burgenstock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
It was a significant win for Raducanu against an opponent who thrashed her in the Transylvania Open final in February - and the 23-year-old had not won back-to-back matches since that tournament four months ago.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
He was like a fly to her, a fly she was longing to swat; her tail thrashed again, but he was too high to reach now.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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Last week management at the 10-brand group began what could be a long and tough process of thrashing out job cuts in talks with the supervisory board as workers protested at plants nationwide.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Belgian team copied Trump's unmistakable swaying fist pumps as they celebrated their 4-1 thrashing of the co-hosts on Monday, dancing and singing the song on the pitch and in the changing room.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
Osaka reached the fourth round at SW19 for the first time in her career after thrashing Daria Kasatkina on Friday.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
The buzz: The only time the U.S. won two games in the group stage was 1930; the Americans can equal that with a win here after thrashing Paraguay in its opener.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
Hysterically the frogs displaced from their placid spots swam ahead of the crazy thrashing feet and the feet came on.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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