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conking

verb

present participle of conk

as in braining

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Armstrong’s first symptoms, at age 11, were stabbing pains on her left side that repeatedly sent her to the school nurse.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Wardlaw stands accused of stepping into Jordan Harbst’s path on the Greenbelt, knocking Harbst off his scooter and stabbing him to death in the early morning hours of July 6, according to the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office.

— Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 8 Sep. 2026

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Much of the time, you’re left to put up with untrained screen actors not knowing where to stand or look, or who don’t know not to block the camera’s view with flailing hands.

— Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
From despair to salvation and then back again, the picture at the end of Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United was of flailing limbs, both on the touchline, as players mobbed late, late equaliser-scorer Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and in the stands.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of flailing

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Goalkeeper Emi Martinez floated a ball over Ezri Konsa to Rogers, who exchanged passes with Joao Pedro before shifting sharply onto his right foot and whipping a shot just wide of David Raya’s far post.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Into the work, esparza’s has also added a scene from the Florentine Codex showing a Spaniard whipping an Indigenous person and images of ICE raids in LA and Chicago, connecting centuries of oppression together.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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These are just two of the many scenes of destruction the hurricane has left in Hawaii after lashing the state’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and tropical-storm-force winds on Monday and Tuesday.

— Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
This week’s meeting of G20 finance ministers underscored rising global trade tensions, with several countries, including the US, lashing out at China.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of lashing

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The new approach, the research team explains, could replace the current slow, labor-intensive process, ultimately slashing the cost of production.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Lululemon is down more than 20% after reporting a weak quarter and slashing its full-year outlook.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of slashing

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While many employers look down on this sort of professional promiscuity, new research suggests there are benefits to switching jobs frequently.

— Adrian Ma, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Different providers and models may make sense for different workloads, so sourcing decisions need to account for performance, cost, security, compliance, switching flexibility and concentration risk over time.

— Prajkta Waditwar, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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Another bout of brutal heat and energy-sapping humidity socked Southern California on Thursday, continuing what has been a remarkably muggy summer that’s brought wildfires, coastal erosion, record-breaking temperatures and general misery.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The yield surge is largely a result of mounting investor concerns about persistent US inflation and ballooning government debt, as well as competition from corporate AI-buildout debt that is sapping demand for Treasuries.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sapping

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There are frightening stories of swordfish charging boats, and even spearing their transoms and whacking propellers.

— Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Individual stakes for each plant should be installed before planting your dahlias to avoid spearing the tubers.

— Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026

Definition of spearing

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