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Recent Examples of mashedFresh strawberry pieces are mashed up so every bite of this dessert has a hint of delicate strawberry sweetness.—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026 The Yankees mashed three homers en route to a 7-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.—James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026 Brown leaves, thick between the trees but mashed into the mud on the trail, blanketed the earth.—Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026 Instead of a normal merge vote, the Survivor tribes were mashed together — with a shocking 17 people left in the game — then randomly redistributed into three new groups.—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026 This - served with homemade mashed and carrots is very good.—Jenny Rosenstrach, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026 Milwaukee Brewers The Brewers mashed against the Chicago White Sox at home to begin their 2026 campaign.—Tyler Erzberger, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026 The Bobcats collected 11 hits and mashed four home runs, including Harley Vestal's first of the season.—Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026 Nearly all the attention on the Dominican Republic so far in the World Baseball Classic understandably has been on its offense — a prolific collection of some of Major League Baseball’s top hitters that has mashed its way to utter dominance in the tournament.—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Sudhir Srivastava, vice president of the Noida Entrepreneurs Association, said manufacturers were being squeezed from multiple directions.
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Mayu Saini,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2026
Bottom line Private credit’s share of overall financing in the US economy has grown, and when that growth slows or stops, small businesses with few other options get squeezed.
With cleanup hitter Dillon Dingler at the plate, Crochet again fell behind 3-1 and left a four-seamer over the middle of the plate that Dingler crushed to center field for a three-run homer.
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Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Edgecombe and the Sixers were crushed by the Celtics Sunday, 123-91, and now trail Boston 1-0 in the first-round best-of-seven-series.