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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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The report trounced the Street’s expectation of $1.24 per share in earnings and revenue of $1.20 billion.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
This week, the country was trounced by Austria, 5-1, in a UEFA Nations League game.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
France’s vote, which Macron unexpectedly called after his party was trounced by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party in last month’s European elections, has tipped France into political limbo, after none of the three main blocs came close to forming an absolute majority.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 11 July 2024
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024
This week, the country was trounced by Austria, 5-1, in a UEFA Nations League game.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
In the end, all were trounced by an ax-wielding clown.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2024
France’s vote, which Macron unexpectedly called after his party was trounced by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) party in last month’s European elections, has tipped France into political limbo, after none of the three main blocs came close to forming an absolute majority.
—Christian Edwards, CNN, 11 July 2024
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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