thrust
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"The script was funny. I mean, not only funny... it was as if he had a kind of defiance about the condition thrust upon him, and that was very striking," Madden said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
O’Connor suffered a season-ending non-contact injury in August, which thrust Raymond into the starting center position, a role he may not have otherwise played this season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The initial executive order was followed by two others with the same thrust.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
This thrust him into the limelight, with tabloids snapping photos of him travelling and with his new wife.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Mrs. Kurowski turned on a heel and thrust open the door, her husband close behind her, but Zbyszek only grinned.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Liam grabs Noel's hand and thrusts it into the air, they launch into the opening chords of Hello, and the crowd practically explodes with joy.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
He has them doing hip thrusts, banded side lunges, goblet curtsy squats and cable kickbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
If the blockage has not cleared, the NHS says the helper should try abdominal thrusts.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
Straightaway, “Nouvelle Vague” thrusts you into a razor-smart club and demands you keep up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2025
Baba thrusts us into the bottom of the boat.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
How quickly the brain and body react after tripping — with your foot automatically thrusting forward, for example, to prevent yourself from face-planting — is what plyometrics trains for.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
"The spacecraft is in great shape, and we're on schedule to resume sustained thrusting with the solar-electric propulsion system later this fall."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
That milestone was also recently hit by Samsung Electronics and US chipmaker Micron -- with AI thrusting the three memory chip firms into a previously exclusive club of around a dozen companies, nearly all American.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Erosion has eaten away at the course for years, Jan Companies says, thrusting its financial future into uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
‘Silence!’ said Gandalf sternly, thrusting him back; but the Messenger laughed aloud.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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