pump
Example Sentences
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The World Cup is expected to pump $10.5 billion in ad spending into the global economy, although the impact in the U.S. will likely be more muted, according to the World Advertising Research Center.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"I was on holiday once in Antigua and the ICD picked up what it thought was my heartbeat going at 500 beats per minute, but it was actually the pool pump," Taylor said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Endless lines at the pump have also led many to sleep in the vehicles to not lose their place.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book: DIY solar panels you plug into a standard wall outlet to pump electricity into your home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
I pump my legs as fast as they will go.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
Vocabulary lists containing pump
Engineering - Introductory
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