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And they lashed away nine clearances in any direction that wasn’t toward their own goal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Halkett lashed one from distance, Smith saved again.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Kalshi co-founder and CEO Tarek Mansour lashed out against the proposed bill, calling prediction markets a “better product” in a post on X.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
In a post on social media, he said Washington "knew nothing" about the Israeli attack on South Pars, saying it had "violently lashed out" in "anger".
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
The plastic sheet didn’t quite reach, but we found that with one of our groundcloths lashed alongside it we could cover the entire front.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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