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I was in control of all my films until this moment where I discovered I had no control over the information that was pulverizing for a 16-year-old kid.

From New York Times • Nov. 9, 2022

Baldwin’s first sentence was pulverizing: “Every time I read Langston Hughes I am amazed all over again by his genuine gifts — and depressed that he has done so little with them.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2015

Mrs. Miner, rake in hand, was pulverizing the beds as fast as he spaded, her face flushed and almost happy.

From Wayside Courtships by Garland, Hamlin