The two had a peculiar conversation where Hawkins said Clifton missed smacking her rear end.
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Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
21 Oct. 2025
The first of 12 projects outlined in the book is a literal slapstick, the classic vaudeville tool used to imitate the sound of smacking someone with a stick.
Another victim came to court, recounting a history of domestic abuse including choking and slapping by the defendant.
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Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Payton lit into Moss on the sideline, slapping his clipboard, after the cornerback got a bit too handsy with Giants receiver Beaux Collins in the end zone.
According to his obituary, George Ramos began boxing as an amateur at 11.
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Mike Stunson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Oct. 2025
Among the fitness and wellness-oriented features are boxing and Pilates facilities, an indoor pool, sauna and steam rooms, and three immersion pools ranging from cold to hot.
Summit leaves much of Spears’ original vocal in tact, in moments chopping it up and adding spaces of near silence for dramatic effect, before dialing up the BPM and letting the whole thing loose with a bouncy drop.
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Katie Bain,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
As an experienced home chef myself, these 10 picks under $30 have saved me hours chopping vegetables, struggling with pesky jars, and grating cheese.
Max Weinberg sat at his set, thwacking his floor tom, while Lahav fiddled with his dials, stalked into the studio to unplug, replug, and then just physically move the microphone closer to the set, then to the side, and then farther away.
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Peter Ames Carlin,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
Club World Cup viewers may remember the South American receiving the ball, skipping past an opponent, and thwacking in a long-range goal against Urawa Reds in June.
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