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They took a shellacking in yesterday's game.
suffered a shellacking at the hands of a vastly superior opposition
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But as a 36-14 shellacking in the Alamo Bowl on Saturday night cautioned America … not all of them.
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
But what a resounding response Ohio State had in a 42-14 shellacking of a Tennessee team that allowed more than 20 points only twice in the regular season with 31 on the high end.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But health wasn’t the only reason Hannegan chose to leave public life: Many of his fellow Democrats blamed him for the party’s shellacking in the 1946 midterms.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Australia endured one of their worst home performances in years after a shellacking against an underdog India.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2024
But what a resounding response Ohio State had in a 42-14 shellacking of a Tennessee team that allowed more than 20 points only twice in the regular season with 31 on the high end.
—Tom Layberger, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
But health wasn’t the only reason Hannegan chose to leave public life: Many of his fellow Democrats blamed him for the party’s shellacking in the 1946 midterms.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
Australia endured one of their worst home performances in years after a shellacking against an underdog India.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Shellacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shellacking. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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