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thrust

[thruhst] / θrʌst /




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They deliver powerful bursts of thrust that allow spacecraft to quickly accelerate, decelerate, climb, descend, or change position.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

This has made unthinkable a conventional armored thrust to Tehran, along the lines of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Riding a wave of hype and capital, quantum computing was thrust back into the spotlight last month as the U.S. government made a $2 billion bet on the technology.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Leonor had not seen herself owning a quinceañera business but was thrust into it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The threat of being cut off, of being thrust out from the club of insiders, had always terrified Ellsberg.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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