leap
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Putting the two together was hardly a leap.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
Bishop Amat has already taken a big leap in the second season for coach Kory Minor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
The first draft of the AI company’s prospectus is light on details, but some things immediately leap out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
But among what is in this document, two things immediately leap out.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
The release of the North American Plate during the quake caused its outer edge to leap upward, displacing the water above it.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Writing it down or talking to someone slows things down to give you a chance to notice the illogical leaps.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Others that did reliably advance—notably, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.—made less-enormous leaps in transistor density from generation to generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Instead of using binary prediction-market contracts, the ETF will invest in leaps, or long-term equity anticipation securities.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 10, 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
Without a word Bailey leaps over the porch railing and takes off in a full run through the trees.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Jordan Davis of the Eagles leaped and blocked the kick, scooped the ball and returned it 61 yards for a touchdown that sent the Rams to a 33-26 defeat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
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
This was a chance to sound tough herself and claw back votes and she leaped on it.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Massey waited several agonizing minutes while the distance was measured, but when the mark flashed on the scoreboard, she leaped in the air and screamed “Let’s go! Three more!”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
"I leaped from a distance, but some of the creatures had already returned to the hole before I reached it."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
Fourth, the price of industrial metals used in the construction of data centers have leapt materially and the Goldman economists calculate this lifted the core inflation number by 5 basis points.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Go!" shouted Ivan Deforge, and without hesitation his 300-kilo hairy sidekicks Karym and Ural leapt through a ring of fire under the dome of the Great Moscow Circus.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Onlookers leapt to the teen’s defense, and it took 75 officers to quell the disturbance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
As Anthropic leapt ahead in the AI race and its models gained traction with businesses, the company’s computing capacity wasn’t able to keep up and customers faced usage limits and outages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Instantly Wolf leapt back and apologized with a grin.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
At its event in Texas, the company showed a Roadster performing a few aerial feats, including leaping over several other Tesla vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In between, Smith's leaping catch at second slip after Cummins found Bedingham's edge took the 37-year-old back above Joe Root as the non-wicketkeeper with the most catches in Test history on 223.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Videographers, keep your cameras aimed at Benson, because you never know what highlight he might produce jumping, running or leaping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Federer may no longer have the most major tournament victories—both Novak Djokovic and Nadal put his 20 in the rear view for men’s singles—but his leaping, balletic style remains the sport’s aesthetic ideal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Petunia, the lanky Doberman, was leaping off the floor and banging her paws against the basement window.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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