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Netting on his debut in a 10-1 third-round trouncing of Exeter, he has been involved in more FA Cup goals than any team-mate this season.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

By contrast, utilities outshined in the weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, at one point trouncing the market by nearly 12 percentage points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Don’t miss: Silver, gold and copper are trouncing stocks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

It hasn’t been immune to the decadelong trouncing of value stocks by growth stocks.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

He came back to practice the following week to the shame of a white practice jersey, and he had no role in Permian’s 42-0 trouncing of Midland High.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger