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he wears a pacemaker to help maintain a regular beating of his heart
took a beating and ended up in second place
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Flogging is a form of beating that involves a whip or rod and is commonly administered to the person’s back.
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Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors told the panel that the beatings that killed little Ayden began the day before his death.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Naomi took the beating as well as anyone could have asked.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
He was found guilty of ordering the fatal beating of Treese, the owner of an Oklahoma City motel where Glossip was a handyman, per the AP.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Prosecutors told the panel that the beatings that killed little Ayden began the day before his death.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Naomi took the beating as well as anyone could have asked.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
He was found guilty of ordering the fatal beating of Treese, the owner of an Oklahoma City motel where Glossip was a handyman, per the AP.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beating
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“Beating.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beating. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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