jumping

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Jumping schoolchildren in brightly coloured outfits waving US and Chinese flags chanted "welcome, welcome" as Trump and Xi walked past them in the square.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Jumping ship to a mutual insurance company doesn’t necessarily guarantee a better deal, but it’s a calculation many are weighing as high insurance costs strain budgets that are already feeling the inflation squeeze.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Jumping or lunging at Williams is futile, Verse said, because “he’s very able to get away from anything you bring to him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Jumping straight into a list of major to-dos would leave little time for ideas to germinate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Jumping out of a plane was fairly easy.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers