he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Prosecutors told jurors that the beatings that ultimately killed little Ayden began the day before his death.—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025 Edgar put a beating on Rodriguez that night at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, closing Rodriguez’s left eye by the end of the second round.—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025 After all, the top tech companies are taking an absolute beating, with the Magnificent 7 losing more than $1 trillion in the past three trading days alone.—Axios, 8 Apr. 2025 Deadline has learned the Academy’s board of governors is meeting in extraordinary session this morning to confront a deepening crisis over its response to the beating and detention of Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the directors of No Other Land.—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beating
Word History
Etymology
Middle English betynge, from gerund of beten "to beat entry 1"
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