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rushing

[ruhsh-ing] / ˈrʌʃ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
hurrying
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ADJECTIVE
moving with great speed
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The running back now leads the NFL with 665 rushing yards, a record from a player's first five games with a new team, and the Chiefs visit his former team Seattle next Sunday.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Herbert led the Chargers in rushing with 26 yards and threw for 204 yards on 22-for-37 passing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026

Ambulances were seen rushing to pick up injured people as the protest entered its tenth hour.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

“I’m not rushing to buy on the dip right now,” Johnson said in a phone interview with MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 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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