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conked

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past tense of conk

as in beaned

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His parents were fatally stabbed in their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood in December.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
An Australian teen was stabbed repeatedly in an apparently largely unprovoked attack early Monday morning inside a McDonald's in New York City, police sources said.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

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Four players hit a home run, including rookie Luis Lara, who clubbed his first long ball as part of a 3-for-6 evening.

— Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The Mets got a run back in the bottom of the fifth when the red-hot Torrens clubbed a solo home run to straight-away center field.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026

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The man hugged a bag, the woman shouted and flailed her arms, and the young teenage boy pulled at his sister, who seemed stupefied.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 July 2026
Belgium’s Hans Vanaken thumped it into the goal past defender Tim Ream, who flailed lamely as Belgium scored.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 7 July 2026

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In 2025 the administration slashed the CRCL staff from roughly 150 employees down to just a handful, effectively halting operations.

— Vanessa Romo, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
Walmart attributed the disappointing sales growth in part to new federal drug pricing rules that slashed the price of several expensive medications for Medicare enrollees.

— Kayla Steinberg, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of slashed

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And in the last quarter-century, relentless drought intensified by climate change has sapped the river’s flow and left its reservoirs severely depleted.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The deaths of her husband the previous year and her closest friend more recently had sapped her spirits.

— Paula Span, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of sapped

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Ironically, the Cubs were looking to draft Crow-Armstrong, but switched instead to shortstop, Ed Howard.

— Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Around this time last camp, Rivers switched from tackle to guard with hopes of finding a better NFL fit for his skill set.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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