thrust
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The situation thrust the team at NBC4 into a journalist’s nightmare — a tragedy where reporters become part of the story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
"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
The initial executive order was followed by two others with the same thrust.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Working at a car garage aged 17, she was suddenly thrust an envelope to give money for a mechanic who was retiring.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
The entire thrust of the colonists’ justification for independence was to reject that designation on the grounds that they possessed all the rights of British citizens.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
It’s why Carson Zone is at the gym every Monday and Friday, grunting into weighted hip thrusts and pushing through heavy staggered lunges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
This breakup thrusts her into a public battle for her emotional security, and that would be the case regardless of whether she made it public.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026
But this is made complex by his vast cast of characters whose minds he often thrusts in and out of — sometimes even between individual sentences or paragraphs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 23, 2026
She also vowed to learn how to peform the Heimlich manoeuvre - which involves abdominal thrusts from behind - "in case I ever come across anybody who needs my help".
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2025
She thrusts the post-balloon's tails into my hands.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
At the drop of 3 p.m., the sellers stream into the auction hall, thrusting their best-looking mushrooms at the buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 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
Then in March this year, a YouTuber who goes by the name Reckless Ben got involved - thrusting this local drama into the spotlight.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Luckily Yao was distracted by Abu thrusting the rope into his hand.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Vocabulary lists containing thrust
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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