whacking
Example Sentences
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Markets are treading water due to other concerns too—notably private credit and ongoing fears about artificial intelligence whacking software and services companies.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Markets are treading water due to other concerns too—notably private credit and ongoing fears about artificial intelligence whacking software and services companies.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Local resident Sarah Hill said she could hear the hum of the fans, as well as players calling to each other and whacking balls.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025
Ohtani ambushed him in the game’s first at-bat, whacking the second throw he saw — a cutter down the middle — into the Mets bullpen for his third postseason home run.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024
Before I got there I could hear them: a whacking sound followed by cheers...and again whack! then cheers.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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