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trounce

[trouns] / traʊns /


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Japanese stocks remain hot, with the Nikkei 225 continuing to trounce the U.S. equities market this year as it posted a fresh record peak on Thursday.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Blistering bull markets in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan have helped Asian stocks trounce the U.S. so far this year.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

Having won several times, the group says they generally expect to trounce the competition.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, the sumptuous imagery and amiable pacing of “Wuthering Heights” trounce del Toro’s ghastly slog of a film.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2026

At about noon Marjory and I sat together on the bleachers and watched Stan trounce his opponent.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

It also trounces the reported $15 billion bounty that John Paulson scored in 2007 wagering against the housing market.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

The fund’s strong performance in 2025 trounces the S&P 500’s 16.1% gain this year through Tuesday.

From MarketWatch Dec. 3, 2025

Amazon trounces both online retailers with 56% of its 268 million unique monthly visits in October resulting in purchases, its data shows.

From Reuters Nov. 22, 2023

If Soto sometimes trounces over the lyricism of her lines, she’s always true to Beatrice’s immediate circumstances and never falls into recitation for recitation’s sake.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2023

When very young he deals with the matter in a straightforward fashion, and trounces the author for every unwitting solecism and willing falsification that is discovered.

From Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" by Spence, Edward Fordham

On the west coast, Canada trounced Qatar 6-0 during a match in Vancouver.

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

But he’s so bad at politics that it increasingly seems he will get trounced in the primary, even as his potential challengers are also sorely lacking in charisma.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

Tech’s surge trounced the S&P 19.8% rebound over the same period, as the stock market bounced back from a first-quarter selloff that picked up speed after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran in late February.

From MarketWatch Jun. 2, 2026

None of us know yet that the Sparks are about to get trounced by the Aces, losing by 27 points.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

“I bet they won’t expect to be trounced by a beautiful lady.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

The Russell 1000 Value Index has gained about 20% this year, trouncing its growth counterpart, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which has declined 1.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Shares are up 17% over the past month, trouncing the broader market.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

Following gold’s recent trouncing of stocks, and fears of dollar debasement, was he wrong?

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

After a year-long winning streak, they have suffered back-to-back Six Nations defeats, having been swatted aside by Scotland at Murrayfield seven days before their trouncing by Ireland.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

Within months of its debut in 1996, Blue’s Clues was trouncing Sesame Street in the ratings.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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