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trounce

[trouns] / traʊns /


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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

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

Note, JPMorgan and others have been pushing back at this retreat, defending solid fundamentals for gold, as they see “real assets” like commodities and real estate continuing to trounce stocks, bonds and cash.

From MarketWatch Feb. 3, 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 Spence, Edward Fordham

That puts it on track for its largest 15-day outperformance since Aug. 20, 2020, when it trounced the index by 18.67 percentage points, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

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

From BBC Jul. 8, 2026

But anyone mistakenly picking food supplier Sysco near the peak laughed all the way to the bank as it trounced the internet darling’s stock performance for years.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 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

Kayak was trounced in his first race of 1940.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

Chinese automakers are trouncing rivals in markets around the world with sleek, high-tech and affordable EVs and hybrids.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 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

He came back to practice the following week to the shame of a white practice jersey, and he had no role in Permian’s 42-0 trouncing of Midland High.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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