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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Electrical systems have also taken beatings from flooding, high winds and wildfires, and companies often need to invest more to try to make systems more resilient to future storms.—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025 Podziemski's buzzer-beating 3 at the end of the third pulled the Warriors within 91-88.—CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025 Outside of tech, there was notable strength in the financials, a result of the November ADP report showing a decline in private sector employment, and ISM services data beating, with the prices Index falling to its lowest reading since April 2025.—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025 According to the filing, Apple’s suppliers engage in forced and child labor, and beatings of workers.—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 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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