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Dax then sent Beth face-first into the steel steps the second her music shut off.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026 The Hamilton involves the lifting of a defender’s arm instead of chopping the arm down and making the defender fall face-first.—
Pj Green
may 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026 With the Wild killing a penalty, Marcus Foligno blocked a Matt Duchene shot, then was pushed face-first into the ice by Duchene’s follow-through, coming up bloody and steaming mad.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Apr. 2026 Boldy struck the ice face-first and stayed face down for several seconds, until a whistle came.—CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026 However, the professional dancer slipped from Efron's grasp, landing face-first on the floor.—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026 Erin Marie Cowser alleged in a lawsuit filed Friday that a police officer body-slammed her face-first to the ground while she was handcuffed during a May 2025 incident.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026 Accidentally running face-first into your mom’s butt is funny, no matter your species.—
Popular Science Team,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2026 The Blue Jackets lost second-line center Sean Monahan to an upper-body injury after he was sent face-first into the boards on a first-period hit by Blues center Brayden Schenn.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026