wallop
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All the indications are that Maeda will leave Celtic this summer, exiting with a crash, a bang and a wallop.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
And just when you think you can’t possibly have an emotional connection to what you’re watching, a sudden wallop to the gut punches the tears right out of you.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
U.S. airlines have already canceled nearly 6,000 flights through Sunday ahead of a winter storm expected to wallop two-thirds of the United States over the weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
The Getty Museum’s groundbreaking Pride Month show is provocative and important, and the timing packs a wallop.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025
I tried to run, because I thought he might wallop me for being in his room, but instead he took my hand and led me to the stack.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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