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brayed

verb

past tense of bray

as in crushed

to reduce to fine particles bray the seeds using a mortar and pestle

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Prior to that game, Buffalo crushed the Rams, winning 31-10 with Stafford going 29-for-41 for 240 yards, one touchdown, and three interceptions.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
During the response, a tree crushed the vehicle as responders scattered.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

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Huntley led Baltimore to a tying touchdown and 2-point conversion in the last minute of regulation and then scored on a 1-yard sneak in overtime as the Ravens rallied to beat the Atlanta Falcons 30-23 on Sunday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
James Hager arrived at Lopez’s Palm Drive home in Key Largo to stop him from beating his on-and-off-again girlfriend, according to Lopez’s arrest report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

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The faction that had a chokehold on the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) roster for quite some time completely disintegrated in recent weeks leading to all four male members getting into a match for Mustafa Ali’s TNA International Championship.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
After 14 years of exploration, the Galileo spacecraft intentionally fell into Jupiter and disintegrated in the planet's dense atmosphere.

— Tariq Malik, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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The woman’s head of auburn curls, so neatly assembled and without a hair out of place, was flung to the side and her cheek, powdered with rouge, was now as red as a sunset.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
And then Hegseth was off to be powdered and rouged and hair-slicked.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026

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