lunge
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Competitors ski, push and pull sleds, row, burpee, lunge and throw heavy medicine balls at a target in an effort to finish in the fastest time.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 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
Distance makes a difference when judging whether a lunge is a threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2025
I feel possessed as I lunge for the pad and flip the pages until I find him, that final version.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
In November 2025, Beatriz Ziegenfus told authorities that she was passing the dog and his owner when it lunged at her and bit her on her right forearm, knocking her down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He lunged at Cosmo, who didn’t even flinch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was a wise move, as the same bear lunged at other visitors minutes later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He adopted the classic squat, lunged forward and smashed into a substantial belly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2025
Razi lunged at him and knocked the bottle out of his hands.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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
Again, no storming, no lunging, not even a feint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025
I staggered with the lunging of the train, feeling the overhead fans driving the hot air down upon me.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
Doing deep squats or lunges with poor form can put unnecessary strain on your knee joint.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Strength training included exercises using weights or body weight, such as press ups, squats, and lunges.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
He has them doing hip thrusts, banded side lunges, goblet curtsy squats and cable kickbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Their names, Amazon and Achillia, are etched into a blocky platform, where they stand in stark lunges.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
They made two or three lunges toward the hound, but the wire held.
From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls
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