leap
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In Miami an excess of caution on McLaren's part about the potential of rain allowed Mercedes to pit Antonelli before Norris and leap into the lead.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recognition by Saudi Arabia, a regional power and home to Islam's holiest sites, would mark a "historic leap" forward for peace in the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords would be a historic leap forward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He likens Tilly to Pixar’s computer-animated characters — another technological leap that initially met resistance before becoming accepted as a legitimate form of screen performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
I got excited when I first pulled back the wrapping paper, because I saw a wing, an airplane wing, on the cover of the box, and I felt my heart leap up in my chest.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Part of it has to do with the simultaneous leaps in quality, availability and marketing of certain shelf-stable standards: good tinned fish, squeeze-bottle olive oil, dried beans with their very own fan clubs.
From Salon ● 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
Iran defender Milad Mohammadi leaps over a New Zealand defender during the second half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Her laugh was the bouncy kind that starts somewhere in the pit of the stomach and leaps up the body like a jackrabbit, finally coming to rest around the eyes.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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
She leaped 42-8 3/4 in the triple jump, comfortably ahead of Los Altos senior Daniela Hughes, who finished at 41-1 before sharing the podium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
Fellow EU leaders, at the Cyprus summit, who are also in Nato, leaped to Spain's defence.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
The cost of U.S. exports, meanwhile, leaped by 1.6% in March.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026
Shadow swiped at Roz’s heels, but the robot leaped away.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
French and Italian government debt yields also leapt after Trump’s comments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
Argentina's star player Diego Maradona launched himself into an aerial contest with English goalkeeper Peter Shilton who had also leapt up in an attempt to punch the ball away.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
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
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
A few feet up the cobblestones, it stopped, Elisha leapt out, and ran back to Maggie.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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
I've seen rival fans sitting next to one another one minute and then leaping from their seats to dance together the next.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Not even a leaping Mullins, one of baseball’s veteran home-run robbers, could stop Freddie Freeman from doing what the Dodgers first baseman does best: hitting clutch home runs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 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
She grabbed at the straw bonnet on her head, leaping back as the branch exploded in the air and rained down on the ground below it.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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