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jump

[juhmp] / dʒʌmp /










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Being able to jump on them at the outset would be the sign of a great one.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Let’s jump down this legal escape hatch via a recent experiment conducted at Harvard Business School.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

"We'll then jump on a ship that will take us south to the Antarctic Peninsula and it takes four or five days."

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

By 2029, the government hopes to increase its solar power generation capacity to nearly 4,400 megawatts, a 388 percent jump from 2024, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Now I could see how screwy I’d been, how quick to jump to conclusions.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Under today’s patterns, with first births occurring at nearly age 28 on average, that milestone jumps to 57.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

In T20s, his average jumps 19 runs when wearing the metaphorical armband.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Airfares, used cars and recreation all had big price jumps," she added.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The Florida vote comes as homeowners across the nation have expressed frustration over big jumps in their property taxes.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Woo jumps back onto her shoulder, as if he can tell that the coast is clear now.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

If the dog jumped the fence and dinged the neighbors’ cars, “you wouldn’t shake your head and lament about how the dog/whacker system had ‘gone rogue’ ” he observed.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

In Stevens County, the percentage of ballots rejected for having a late postmark jumped to 8%, from 1% in 2022.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

The previous time it happened was on Jan. 27, 2025, and the following day the index jumped 0.9%, but it then fell back three out of the next five sessions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

He jumped on the phone to speak with other former NFL players who share the diagnosis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

If Jimbo had opened his big mouth and jumped at me, I would have fainted dead away.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

But maybe that was akin to the way people hesitate before jumping into cool water, Knight said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

“If I’m 80 and I’m here jumping around and running for president, why would a 70-year-old say, ‘Oh, I don’t need to vote’?” da Silva asked at a recent rally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Burn off anxious energy - take quick bursts of movement, like jumping jacks, to help process adrenaline and cortisol.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Practically jumping off the bench to speak to journalists, they suddenly became more shy when the camera turned to them.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

He speeds between my legs and bounces around the room, knocking over boxes, jumping onto furniture, and spilling open soda cans on the burgundy rug.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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