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Recent Examples of mashedIn total, Minnesota mashed a season-high six homers Saturday to down the Yankees 11-4 and even up the weekend series at 1-all.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 July 2026 They can be mixed into soups or stews, mashed to make butter bean dip, incorporated into salads, or added to dishes with ground meat, such as tacos.—
Sarah Bradley,
Health,
23 June 2026 WestJet’s first took flight in 1996 while Tool Shed first mashed in in 2012.—
Don Tse,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026 His thin frame is easily pushed around in the paint, and a lot of his blocks are last-ditch saves of otherwise certain baskets after an opponent has mashed him inside the charge circle.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
20 June 2026 When James Wood misread the ball in the sixth inning, the type of mistake the right fielder has mostly avoided as the Washington Nationals have mashed their way to MLB relevance in recent weeks, the day settled on its identity.—
Noah White,
Washington Post,
17 June 2026 They can be mashed for a side dish or a flavorful dip.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
16 June 2026 Roasting peaches intensifies their flavor, and in this old-school recipe, they're mashed and mixed into a rich custard before churning into a creamy, fruit-forward ice cream.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
12 June 2026 When Dean made banana pancakes, stray banana slices fell to the floor and got mashed into the linoleum by his stockinged feet.—
Jonathan Franzen,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
Since their relationship became public in 2023, the couple has squeezed romance into tour schedules, football obligations and rare breaks from two of the most demanding careers in entertainment and sports.
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Bryan West,
USA Today,
7 July 2026
Minerals are not the only sector that have been squeezed as result of the fuel crunch stemming from the Iran war; regular consumers are seeing prices at the petrol pump and supermarkets rise as well.
The physical danger from robot coworkers has been made clear since January 25, 1979, when 25-year-old Robert Nicholas Williams was crushed and killed by a 1-ton robotic vehicle’s arm inside a Ford Motor Company factory in Flat Rock, Michigan.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
7 July 2026
That was another reason for the high hopes that crushed this team instead of lifting it.