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Verb
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Sure, some out there were robbing old people, choking people, robbing them, beating them up, taking their money, but Troy just wasn’t like that.—
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28 Jan. 2026 -
His criminal history included convictions for robbery, kidnapping and attempting to kill a corrections officer by choking him.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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With Stalin’s large standing army smothering half of Europe, and his fledgling nuclear arsenal extending Moscow’s ambitions overseas, America had to scramble.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
22 Jan. 2026
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Daniels’ game had hit another level, not just because of smothering defense but also because of an advanced offensive repertoire, which those around him attributed more to the mind than the body.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Stubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stubbing. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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