leap
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A council grant helped with the refurbishment after they decided to make the leap.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
"I'm excited to keep uplifting my friends and cheering them on as they reach for the Moon. Together, we'll keep pushing boundaries and inspiring the next giant leap."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
With new Maryland offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Clint Trickett at the helm, the Terrapins’ quarterback has taken a leap in Year 2 running the offense.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
The next big leap for autonomous tech is happening at your local landfill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
It was a leap of faith on Kerling's part to expect Haupt to do as he was told.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
He flagged that Meta’s AI models have displayed large leaps in capabilities in just a few months.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
I have always known Karl to be self-deprecating, but this leaps from the page.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
And just like that first-season turnaround in a pub dart game, where Ted shows up Rebecca’s vituperative ex, Rupert, good old Coach Lasso leaps in to caramelize Alice’s insult into golden, heartwarming sunshine.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Some executives and government officials have suggested a ban on such Chinese open models, suggesting their leaps forward have been driven by a practice called “distillation,” using massive volumes of outputs from advanced U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
When we get back to the truck, CPU leaps up, places her front paws on Ray’s chest, and covers his chin with dog kisses.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
But Maiava uncorked a deep pass to Corey Simms, who leaped in front of a Rutgers cornerback to catch it, then sprinted for an unexpectedly easy 52-yard touchdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 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
The main PCE price index leaped to a three-year high of 4.1% in the 12 months that ended in May, up from 2.9% in February.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The enigmatic coachman was hardly her favorite person at Ashton Place, but how her heart would have leaped with joy to see him now!
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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
Shares leapt nearly five percent in after-hours trading on Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
But others leapt to her defence, with one writing: "A lot of people in these comments have never seen a pregnant belly on someone who has abs."
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
She said her mind leapt to human trafficking, a popular topic in the Facebook groups where she chatted with other surrogates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A few feet up the cobblestones, it stopped, Elisha leapt out, and ran back to Maggie.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
While Guardiola was often leaping and screaming around his technical area during games, Maresca looks to be the opposite as he tends to stand motionless by the pitch with his arms folded.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Hadley wanted to remind potential jumpers that the act of leaping from the cliffs violates a San Diego municipal code and could result in fines of $100 or more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He installed himself courtside, the Windows Clippy among the die-hards, leaping from his seat after dunks and wiggling like one of those inflatable tubes at a car wash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The vehicle, with the blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag affixed to its top, then smashes through the tyre-and-barricade wall, leaping into the air and speeding on.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Rest is out of the question, but I sit in silence, my heart leaping with equal amounts of hope and terror at what lies ahead of us in the morning.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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