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leap

[leep] / lip /




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The aim is to be bustlingly kinetic, but the feel is pure kindergarten: no logic, just jerky leaps from one gaming situation to the next, with characters and objects taking on whatever powers are needed.

From The Wall Street Journal

The leap was swift and steep—and grating on consumers already weary from years of entrenched inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cue the reality TV cliches about blind love, about marriage as a leap of faith.

From Los Angeles Times

For some investors, using still-nascent AI technology to actually execute investments will require a leap of faith.

From The Wall Street Journal

The butterflies that were dancing with airy leaps moments ago are now clumsy and heavy, bumping all over each other.

From Literature