as in buries
to defeat by a large margin
our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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The algorithm buries it because the pattern is easy to detect.
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Hollis buries herself in work in an attempt to escape her complicated grief, while aspiring filmmaker Caroline copes by making snarky remarks and bristling at her mom's efforts to connect.
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And a strangeness suddenly overcomes me.
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These families show that love overcomes differences.
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The spotted fish thrashes angrily, disturbing the waters so that the pool’s edge laps against the rock.
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The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes and kicks — sometimes for hours.
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Matter is so dominant in our universe that any antimatter typically encounters matter quickly and annihilates.
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Instead of a withering blast that annihilates you instantly, the real killer would be a highly elevated risk of cancer and degenerative diseases over time.
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Aledo clobbers Abilene in one game Aledo (29-10) only needed five innings to take care of Abilene (27-12-1) in one game, winner takes all Class 5A Division I regional final.
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The metric flattens that difference into a number that appears precise and is actually only a starting point.
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The scroll has been digitally unwrapped using a technique pioneered by Seales called Volume Cartographer, which takes scans of a 3D manuscript, layer by layer, and then effectively flattens these into 2D images that can then be read.
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Fresh salsa always beats jarred, but this fruity version has an unusual twist.
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Of course, that still beats waiting for Windows 11’s big yearly update in the fall.
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As Rice whips the ball in with bend and power, keep an eye on England’s blockers in the clip below.
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The vessel bends, blocks, and whips the wind into complex micro-currents before the air ever hits the sails.
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“Trounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trounces. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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