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
The category went on to trounce U.S. stocks for much of last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 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
Portugal, which is reeling from a battering by deadly storms, began voting in the second round of a presidential election on Sunday, with the moderate candidate expected to trounce his far-right rival.
From Barron's ● Feb. 8, 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 Edward Fordham Spence
Just last year, for instance, the Cincinnati Reds managed to steal a wild-card spot with a record of 83-79, only to be immediately trounced by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
In Roberts’ Dodgers debut, on opening day at Petco Park, his team trounced the Padres 15-0.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2026
To no one’s surprise, Permian had just trounced the Bobcats 41-7.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
The Dow Industrials are trouncing the Nasdaq composite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
Shares are up 17% over the past month, trouncing the broader market.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 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
Apple’s iPhone revenue surged 23% year over year, trouncing expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
Give me Daryl, Keith, and another trouncing any day, I think.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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