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leap

[leep] / lip /




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At the same time, she prefers that you both keep working, while you’re close to making the leap into retirement.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Samsung Electronics forecast Thursday a more than 780 percent leap in third-quarter operating profit from a year earlier, buoyed by high memory chip prices as AI fuels a global supply shortage.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

But eventually, you reach an age where you put more emphasis on faith than the leap itself.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

A council grant helped with the refurbishment after they decided to make the leap.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

When Sayeh put me back in my cage, everyone watched as I raced to my new playground, climbed the jungle gym, made a leap to the tree branch and jumped over to the seesaw.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

France and Italy have seen even bigger leaps in their 10-year bond yields than the U.S. probably at least partly due to their high debt levels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

This is what leaps of faith are for, sure.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The NFL is all in on promoting flag football, which makes the Rams-sponsored Girls’ Jamboree on Saturday in Carson another opportunity to show off a sport growing by leaps and bounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

He flagged that Meta’s AI models have displayed large leaps in capabilities in just a few months.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Her divine powers surge as she leaps up to the roof of the old café.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

Staging da capo arias is always a challenge, and Ms. Griffin often fell into the trap of extremes—Mr. Brownlee and Mr. Costanzo tossed chairs around, leaped acrobatically onto furniture and ripped things up—or stasis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

I leaped at the poor guy with a desperate relief deeply unwarranted for this situation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

This was a chance to sound tough herself and claw back votes and she leaped on it.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Moments later, he said, the man leaped out of his van.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

I again leaped to the firebox, and again was shoved off.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

Mortgage rates began September at 6.71%, but have since leapt, reaching 7.4% last week, the highest level in almost three years, according to Freddie Mac.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Onlookers leapt to the teen’s defense, and it took 75 officers to quell the disturbance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Her husband leapt out of his seat and rushed toward the front of the plane along with several other men.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But after starting a local book club, she leapt at the chance to rent a space in the Lincolnshire town.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

Jackson leapt back as flames shot through the cabin roof.

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

But Braves left fielder Mauricio Dubón made a leaping catch, holding into the ball as he slammed into the wall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

We should be careful before leaping to grand conclusions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

He started crawling until he could find his footing again, before leaping off the vessel into the sea.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Chinchar wondered as he watched a 6ft 3in guy leaping in the air to make a one-handed catch.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The credits began to roll, and he joined, leaping up to his feet when the lights rose and plucking up the microphone she had resting on her lap.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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