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leapt

verb as in jump, jump over; increase

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Japan's benchmark index leapt by more than two percent on Wednesday morning, while Seoul surged more than one percent -- both reaching record highs.

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Electronic jamming, similar to that used by MyDefence has leapt forward, thanks in large part to the war in Ukraine.

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Perhaps because of this prior connection, Mohammed leapt to Imrie's aid at the graveyard in episode one, helping her find a shield - thereby protecting her from being murdered on the first night.

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Long-term interest rates have already leapt upward in France and Japan.

I collected my charges and, just as we were preparing to walk home, a tall young man leapt from the passenger seat of a battered Chevy pickup truck parked at the side of the road.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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