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planishing

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present participle of planish

as in hammering

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The Bell campaign returns fire by regularly hammering Bush about a series of scandals, such as a 2024 Justice Department investigation for using campaign funds to pay her husband for security work after receiving death threats.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
But by leaving out Clark, people start hammering their socials, thereby injecting Ion and the WNBA into people's feeds.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

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With luck the new Prime Minister’s proposals will go some way towards forging that alliance.

— Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
The two immediately bonded over ambient music, tape loops, orchestral composition and drone, forging a friendship that soon extended into touring, live performance and eventually composing together.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 31 July 2026

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And in April 2026 a researcher chasing Project Eleven's Q-Day Prize broke a 15-bit key on real quantum hardware.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The sluggish start mirrored Wednesday’s defeat, leaving Bay FC once again chasing the game before many fans had settled into their seats.

— Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026

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Glove flats are intended to fit your foot like, well, a glove, molding to its natural shape.

— Anna Traver, InStyle, 1 Aug. 2026
Ugg is getting ready for back-to-school season with a campaign celebrating the musicians, artists, students and creatives molding the next generation of culture — so who better to front the campaign than the band Muna.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

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Williams braved pounding surf and massive waves to bring a struggling 10-year-old boy safely back to shore, as Fox News Digital reported.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
During the rescue, which was caught on video, 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and another lifeguard pulled a 10-year-old to safety amid pounding waves.

— Tim Fang, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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Alongside drawing widespread critical acclaim, brought the immigration debate mainstream American cinema.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
The prospect of labor strife looms over the rest of this Padres/MLB season, what with the labor pact due to expire in December and both sides already drawing bright red lines in public statements.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026

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The rubble could then come together, forming Neptune's inner moons, with the clay minerals exposed on their surfaces.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The new legal action comes as the opposition has started to mobilize with two separate groups forming to fight the measure.

— Grace Hase, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

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