thrust
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During flight, the AI-based policy receives information about the robot's position and converts it into real-time commands controlling factors such as thrust force and torques.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
That thrust Beatty into one of the most heated fights of the 80-year-old president’s second term.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Two-and-a-half years ago, Robinson was thrust into the leadership position because of the most shocking and sudden news the party had ever faced.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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
He thrust the receiver up against my ear but kept his own hand on it.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
During a typical session, he does supersets of barbell hip thrusts, planks and walking lunges with 30-pound dumbbells.
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
She thrusts both arms up and waves madly.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
Bruxism is an umbrella term which groups together four different jaw movements - clenching, grinding, bracing and thrusting.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
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
But we exist in a highly consolidated marketplace where the majority of firms are thrusting AI into their products whether consumers want it or not.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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
They run at a gallop, thrusting their thin legs ahead of their bodies, two powerful legs at a time.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Vocabulary lists containing thrust
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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