slam

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The tennis grass-court season zips by faster than a pro’s serve, occupying only a few weeks in June after the Roland Garros grand slam in Paris and culminating at Wimbledon’s Centre Court.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

Georgia has recently competed in a slam poetry competition in Paris, won a competition at Glastonbury Festival, and has been invited to perform at an event in Madagascar.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are particles from space that slam into Earth with energies far beyond anything produced by human-built particle accelerators.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

Whittier Christian 11, St. Paul 8: A grand slam by Danni Lopez in the seventh powered the Heralds to victory in a Division 2 semifinal game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

If a fissure could open up, could it also slam shut?

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis