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our candidate trounced her opponent in the election, winning with 76% of the vote
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President Macron stuns France by calling snap parliamentary elections after his centrist Renaissance party is trounced by the far-right National Rally (RN) in the European elections.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Fervor for its wide-ranging toys has turned Pop Mart into the hottest Chinese growth company, with shares up 368% this year, trouncing most members on the MSCI China Index.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
Since abandoning its Qualcomm offer, Broadcom shares are up more than 760%, trouncing Qualcomm’s 165% gain over that stretch.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
The Rangers’ 6-2 trouncing Saturday at the hands of the Lightning was another disaster in a stretch full of them.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Fervor for its wide-ranging toys has turned Pop Mart into the hottest Chinese growth company, with shares up 368% this year, trouncing most members on the MSCI China Index.
—Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 20 Dec. 2024
Since abandoning its Qualcomm offer, Broadcom shares are up more than 760%, trouncing Qualcomm’s 165% gain over that stretch.
—Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
The Rangers’ 6-2 trouncing Saturday at the hands of the Lightning was another disaster in a stretch full of them.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Trounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trounce. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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trounce
verb
trounced; trouncing
: to thrash or punish severely
especially
: to defeat thoroughly
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