lunge
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Fearing for his passengers, he made a desperate lunge and opened the cockpit door, allowing rescuers to burst in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Just when it looked like the evening's pantomime villain would be an unlikely match-winner, White was penalised for a lunge on Federico Vinas in stoppage time.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Witnesses have said he did not lunge at officers or pose an immediate threat.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
Johnson was sent off in the second half when his lunge on Marcos Lopez was upgraded from a booking to a red card after VAR intervened.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
The latter was cutting the lead down with every lunge.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Brewers reliever JoJo Romero threw him one low and away in Game 2, and Ohtani lost his bat as he lunged to make contact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Elsewhere, a staff member lunged towards a toddler-sized robot in a T-shirt that threatened to knock into a human child.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
He lunged at Cosmo, who didn’t even flinch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
On that night, in Kansas City, Messi lunged for a ball and raked his studs on the calf of an Algerian defender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Suddenly, the animal lunged back into the water.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
Anthony Gordon received a three-match ban for a lunging challenge on Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
She posted a video of herself doing squats with heavy weight and lunging on the knee, protected by a brace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
With the game still scoreless in the 29th minute, Romero -- who has been vocal in his criticism of Tottenham's owners lately -- was dismissed after lunging in to catch Casemiro on the ankle.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Jumping or lunging at Williams is futile, Verse said, because “he’s very able to get away from anything you bring to him.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 15, 2026
As soon as his feet touched bottom in the shallows, he started bawling and lunging.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
Hyrox sees participants alternate between running a kilometre and doing fitness exercises, including a sled push, burpee jumps, indoor rowing, and lunges while carrying a sandbag.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Strength training included exercises using weights or body weight, such as press ups, squats, and lunges.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
During a typical session, he does supersets of barbell hip thrusts, planks and walking lunges with 30-pound dumbbells.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
But when she sees another dog, everything changes: she snarls, barks loud enough to startle a city block, and lunges with so much force it takes all my strength to hold her back.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2025
Cocoa lunges, and Junior yelps, but I snatch her leash, keeping her away by inches.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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