as in to descend (on or upon)
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News round-up Real Madrid set up El Clasico in Spain’s Supercopa by leathering Mallorca 3-0 last night.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
10 Jan. 2025 -
Almost from the start, Dharavi was defined by its industries: from the traditional potters of Gujarat who began arriving in the late 1800s, to leather tanners from Tamil Nadu and embroidery workers from Uttar Pradesh.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN,
29 June 2024
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Furnishings vary from room to room, featuring different styles of settees, including some made from caning and wicker materials.—
Lori Weisberg,
The Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The abolitionist Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner was caned nearly to death on the floor of the Senate in 1856.—
Kori Schake,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2019
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That’s all well and good for the strapping extroverts, the clown-class veterans and the front-row-comedy sitters, but what about the rest of us?—
Anna Russell,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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In the photos, which were obtained by Page Six, Bündchen strolled with her infant secured in a baby carrier strapped to her chest.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Sylvia scourges herself with an intensity that would make hairshirted flagellants seem soft.—
Jim Higgins,
Journal Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2024
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Social instability and post-pandemic economic pressures fueled surges in migration across the world. 2023 will probably be the hottest year on record, with heat waves scourging every continent, accompanied by other extreme climactic events.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
Washington Post,
22 Dec. 2023
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According to Kelly’s timeline, around 4:45 p.m. that day, Bradley and her brother went to the store to buy baby formula and boxed wine, verified later by the store’s security video.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
13 Mar. 2025
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Jones, still vigorous at seventy-two, moves through space with ferocious intent while conjuring stories from the past: early dance sensations, tense interactions with the legendary Ailey, and clashes with critics who tried to box him in as a Black artist.—
Shauna Lyon,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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Talked into another pop album by her tech investor and entrepreneur fiancé Michael Polansky, who collaborated closely on Mayhem, Gaga whacks multiple birds with one stone.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2025
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Mitch and Chrissy were so bad at trying to get their buoy across the balance beam they were lapped by Bianca and Thomas… even after Bianca almost blinded her partner while whacking him in the face with her pole!—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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The only person who could get away with smacking a cigarette out of Dominek's hand was Clara, David said.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025
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These Cavs maybe aren’t popping champagne for smacking around the New York Knicks, or the Magic, or most of their opponents.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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Stephens would do well to stop flagellating himself and the Never Trumpers and instead join democracy advocates in defending the rule of law in a dangerous new world.—
DP Opinion,
The Denver Post,
15 Jan. 2025
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Pop stars being badasses, as ever, but expressing doubt, and doing it without the flagellating self-destruction that might have come with an early iteration.—
Susannah Felts,
Longreads,
27 Apr. 2023
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