pounce
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Conversely, if your year-end travel plans are set and you don’t want to be stuck with a red-eye through Atlanta, pounce when you see a palatable price and move on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The moment to pounce came as Netflix fell 50% from a June 2025 high of $134 — the shares dropped to $67 in mid-June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
"Octopuses are like cats: they will sneak up on their prey and pounce, and they want to do so as fast as possible, so that they don't become preyed upon," Tse says.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Still, dozens of drivers crept around the lot, hoping to pounce if someone pulled out.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
He hastily put together a plan that would convince Clinton that 12,000 American soldiers were about to pounce on New York City.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Tennessee’s flagship university paid $1.9 million to a professor it fired after Fox News pounced on her comments.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
The hosts pounced quickly on unsettled Irish nerves when Pietsch scored in the third minute after the home side's attack was kept alive by Campbell's pick-up and quick pass.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
He pounced from close range to score the second goal in Mexico's 3-0 win over the Czech Republic.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
Binance’s rivals pounced on its exit, with exchanges Coinbase and OKX, which both have EU licenses, offering bonuses to lure new customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Nanuq fell on his butt, and Boomer pounced.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Alcaraz repeated the trick by again pouncing on the Russian's serve at 2-2 to get his nose ahead in the third set.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
The company has been monitoring social media for mentions of the Disney-YouTube TV stalemate and pouncing when anyone mentions DirecTV by answering questions and providing information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
Since his return to Real Madrid, Ancelotti has more than ever focused his side on adapting to opponents, creating chaos, forcing errors, pouncing on them.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
Escobar dominated the final City match of his career the way he dominated every other, waiting for his opponent to make a mistake and pouncing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2024
About the Saturday in December that Bunny ran around the house at five in the morning, yelling “First snow!” and pouncing on our beds?
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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