he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
Recent Examples on the WebAdditional suspects also allegedly spoke about the beating through text and on social media on numerous other occasions, according to the police report.—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 The beating stemmed from Chee blaming the victim for the 2021 death of his brother from alcohol poisoning, according to the criminal complaint.—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024 The beatings continued over the next few minutes as Walton and several other corrections officers escorted Ingram down a hallway and outside to a bench near the transport van.—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024 The city is still recovering, a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx worker by five Memphis police officers.—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024 Six people arrested in connection with the fatal beating of 16-year-old Preston Lord made their first appearances in court Thursday.—Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024 The woman, identified by her family as Mackenzie Hopkins, 24, was found dead in the bathtub of her Kansas City, Mo., home on Jan. 15, 2022, the Jackson County Prosecutor said, describing the incident as a fatal beating.—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 21 Mar. 2024 For years, none of them knew the origins of his expertise: a beating in Auschwitz.—Alex Traub, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2024 There was talk of rapes and beatings when the passengers failed to comply, and sometimes those things did happen.—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English betynge, from gerund of beten "to beat entry 1"
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