leap
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With ten years in the mines behind him, 41-year-old Marek Mikolajczyk is glad he took the leap.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Videos of the response show crews dousing the building with water as flames leap through the roof of the market, sending black plumes of smoke into the air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
In a statement, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called it a “major leap toward reusable launch capabilities.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.: This coastal launch site served as the terrestrial gateway for humanity’s greatest leap, projecting American technological prestige into the cosmos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
I was ready to leap, but he reached for his pocket handkerchief, the paisley foulard, and seized on me instead.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Some 13 years after its original was launched, Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced has been released to cash in on leaps in graphics and gameplay.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Alzheimer’s specialist Marc Agronin says science will continue to make great leaps in diagnosing and treating the disease—but that’s only part of the battle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Malik estimates the wafer fab market will grow by leaps and bounds in the next two years, based on Citi’s hyperscaler capital spending model.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
She climbs, she crawls, she leaps, she runs like the Santa Ana wind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
She scrabbles across the floor and leaps onto Walter, licking his face and wagging so hard she topples backward.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Redick leaped off the bench to call a timeout with 10:36 left in the second to get things back in order for the Lakers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Fellow EU leaders, at the Cyprus summit, who are also in Nato, leaped to Spain's defence.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
Import prices leaped 1.3% in February to mark the biggest advance in almost four years.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 25, 2026
“When her body died, Hazel wasn’t sure where she was supposed to go. Or what she was supposed to do. So she leaped into me,” explains Nathan, who is fine about the whole thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Nighthand leaped out into thigh-deep water and dragged the boat up onto the shore.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Pakistan's inflation rate leapt to 10 percent in the three months after the conflict began, from 5.5 percent in the July-February period, according to a government survey.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
Burden’s words leapt from the page to hyperbolic social mythmaking of near financial ruin at the hands of a dastardly husband.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
But underneath was a simmering social and economic crisis: Unemployment had risen only slightly, but underemployment had leapt from 8% to 14%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
A long ball was played forward and Bosnia goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj leapt and punched the ball, but then on the follow-through his fists clattered into the head of Canada striker Tani Oluwaseyi.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Jack dropped the bag, then leapt up onto the dragon’s neck as she raised it.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Sophie Ecclestone took a leaping catch to see off Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt and break an opening stand of 43, and took a second tough chance later to dismiss Sune Luus.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Instead of leaping in triumph and delight, he briefly lifted his hands in an almost apologetic gesture.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The end on Wednesday proved to be Anunoby leaping to control the rebound of Brunson's shot and slot it home.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
But as the stadium fell silent, the ball kept sailing — and it eventually cleared the wall over leaping Bruins right fielder Jarrod Hocking.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
The idea of the president fighting back against the young leaping and sword-fighting actor is not as farfetched as it sounds.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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