he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Weger was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the fatal beating of Lillian Oetting, 50, in March 1960 at the scenic park near Utica.—Christy Gutowski, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 But the movie’s focus isn’t so much the zeitgeist that yields these public beatings, but rather, the strange and amusing way that a young woman present in the crowd, Maitri (Singh), uses this violence to her advantage in a moment of snap judgement.—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 June 2025 Nichols called out for his mother during the beating, which took place just steps from his home.—CBS News, 13 June 2025 In 1992, California Gov. Pete Wilson asked President George H.W. Bush for help coping with violence and protests after the jury's verdict in the trial of the police beating of Rodney King, according to a report by the Justice Department's inspector general.—Bill Chappell, NPR, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for beating
Word History
Etymology
Middle English betynge, from gerund of beten "to beat entry 1"
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