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trounce

[trauns] / 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

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

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

We are playing West Charleston High School and they think they’re coming down here to trounce the hicks.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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

She rolled the dice, bought the last available property, and once again we’d all been trounced by our sweet Grandma, the Monopoly champ.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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

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

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

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

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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