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pumping

[puhm-ping] / ˈpʌm pɪŋ /




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Back row Ben Earl pumping his fist to celebrate Ireland's crooked line-out throw in a pre-tournament warm-up was a particular source of online mockery.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The results have been unable to soothe investor worries about the eye-watering amounts firms are pumping into AI and when that will see a profit, while surging borrowing costs are fuelling fears over company finances.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

For 13 years, New Mexico and Texas battled in courts over water rights, with Texas blaming New Mexican farmers for pumping too much groundwater and reducing downstream deliveries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The plaintiffs argue that the state’s “excessive” pumping from the Delta has led more growers to plant water-intensive almond and pistachio orchards across vast stretches of the San Joaquin Valley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

He turned and signaled to Perilee to stop pumping.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Not until its statement was issued later in the week was the full extent of the Federal Reserve's pumpings evident to the country.

From Time Magazine Archive

But the suggestion speeded up the pumpings of his heart.

From The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon and other humorous tales by Richard Connell

The organ of whose lagging, sick pumpings Antony Dart had scarcely been aware for months gave a sudden leap in his breast.

From The Dawn of a To-morrow by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn

He felt the familiar taste of disinfectant as a thermometer was stuck into his mouth and then the rubber tube around his arm throbbing with the vigorous pumpings of the efficient Vivian.

From The Brain by Alexander Blade

You stand by them—and so will I.” Judge Rutherford seized his hand and shook it with affectionately ardent pumpings.

From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Frances Hodgson Burnett


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