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rush

[ruhsh] / rʌʃ /




VERB
charge, attack
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Antonyms


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“We ask that no one rush to judgment based on limited information,” said the statement, issued by family spokesperson Sam Singer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The catalogs delivered a rush, Charlotte said, because “It felt like they were telling a story that regular teen magazines kind of couldn’t.”

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck discuss the decision and how the rush to build data centers is driving up energy costs.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

Let’s start with the winners and losers since the vacation rush began in earnest.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

“The wolf was the one who said she was ready to go. She said something about her young pups and whoosh! Out she went. She wanted to rush out!”

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

"This could potentially overtake us here, this has gotten a little scary," a crew member says as the train rushes past burning trees near Armstrong, Ontario.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Crunchyroll rushes to get them online in the approximately 200 markets where it operates, first with subtitles and then dubbed voices.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

"Workers are now paying twice -– first through unsafe production rushes, and now through likely job and income insecurity," he said.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

Listening to music rushes her work because she is tempted to sculpt or sew or cook to the beat.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

I don’t know what to do, but then Coach West rushes up, all out of breath.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée

He rushed out of the apartment and started trying to wake his neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Still, the pipeline of construction is far below the level seen during the pandemic, when developers rushed to build warehouses to meet surging demand from companies looking to capitalize on soaring e-commerce growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Rana blew a kiss skywards as her teammates rushed towards her in jubilation.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Authorities rushed firefighting planes to help fight the flames, the first time such aircraft have been used in the Paris region.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

I walked through the orchard, eyes fixed forward, not slow and not rushed, either.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

The attack comes as the U.S. is rushing more warplanes to the region.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Came rushing out of his box to make one vital clearance before Mbappe could pounce.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Still, people seem to be rushing to scoop these preorders up, despite the insistence by some that preorders should be avoided given the disastrous launches of games like “Cyberpunk 2077” and “No Man’s Sky.”

From Salon Jul. 13, 2026

“I feel like they are rushing and just want to get it done,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

A somber quiet fell over the woods, dampening the sound of the rushing river behind them.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman




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