as in to stab
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
pins used for transpiercing specimens kept under glass
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Gabriel Garland, the Love Island UK Islander who was removed from the villa after being named in court documents in a stabbing incident, has broken his silence.
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Continue reading … CABIN CHAOS — Midair horror as passenger admits trying to stab stranger through the eye.
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The engaged couple from Orlando, Florida, pick a different city to visit each Fourth of July.
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Bellinger and Schlittler were selected by their fellow players, while Rice was picked by Major League Baseball.
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The celebration opened with piercing fifes and thundering drums from the Young Patriots Fife & Drum Corps from Pleasanton, as a nod to America's quincentennial.
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Another means of circumventing the protection of the real property company is through veil piercing using an alter ego theory.
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Commentary and opinions In his latest column, Michael Hiltzik punctures the myth of Alan Greenspan, whose policies gave us the Great Recession.
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Where there’s normally carpet or hardwood floors, there are rocks, puncturing bare feet with each step.
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All of that oil stuck behind a barrage of missiles and sea lanes choked with mines led a number of respected oil analysts to predict that oil prices would surge as high as $150, or even $200 by the summer.
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Board-game groups on Meetup grew about 10% per year from 2021 to 2023, and the momentum has stuck well past lockdown.
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The show ushered in a new era of winking, elbow-jabbing meta-musicals.
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Angry fingers jab at the California Public Utilities Commission, perhaps more vigorously than at the utilities themselves.
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After allowing just 24 unearned runs through their first 74 games, the Yankees allowed 21 from June 20 to the end of the month, more than double any team in baseball.
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The Tour de France returns on July 4 and runs through July 26.
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“Transpierce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transpierce. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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