trounce
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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
Meanwhile, the sumptuous imagery and amiable pacing of “Wuthering Heights” trounce del Toro’s ghastly slog of a film.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2026
That makes it unlikely that precious metals can trounce stocks the way they did in the inflationary 1970s when gold delivered 15 times the S&P 500’s return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
In Philadelphia, Joel Embiid's 28 points helped the 76ers trounce the Washington Wizards 131-110.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
She was in a mood to trounce Jojo in checkers, not work outside all day.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
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 Edward Fordham Spence
His team was trounced 16–7 by the Kyrgyz side, the clear favourites to win.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
On the west coast, Canada trounced Qatar 6-0 during a match in Vancouver.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Look at how the Dow trounced the Nasdaq composite over the seven trading sessions through June 25.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Lately, though, the heavyweight index has trounced small caps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Thoroughbreds run because they love to, but when overraced they can become stale and uninterested, especially when repeatedly trounced and bullied by their riders, as Seabiscuit was.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Netting on his debut in a 10-1 third-round trouncing of Exeter, he has been involved in more FA Cup goals than any team-mate this season.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
Apple’s iPhone revenue surged 23% year over year, trouncing expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
A quarterback who hadn’t spent all season trouncing the rest of college football might have wilted under the pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
The Russell 2000 has surged 7.9% this year through Friday, trouncing the S&P 500’s 1.4% gain, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 18, 2026
Give me Daryl, Keith, and another trouncing any day, I think.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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