leap
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When he’s unsteady, every leap is perilously close to a free fall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
But he argues that the bigger leap in security lies in moving exams online.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Wall Street’s forecasts for Big Tech require a major leap of faith: that the biggest AI hyperscalers can boost revenue much faster than the costs of running their businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said recognition by Saudi Arabia, a regional power and home to Islam's holiest sites, would mark a "historic leap" forward for peace in the Middle East.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
I was ready to leap, but he reached for his pocket handkerchief, the paisley foulard, and seized on me instead.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
While she says customer satisfaction and the airline's reliability has come on "leaps and bounds", she doesn't ever want to say the job is done.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Malik estimates the wafer fab market will grow by leaps and bounds in the next two years, based on Citi’s hyperscaler capital spending model.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Iran defender Milad Mohammadi leaps over a New Zealand defender during the second half.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
SpaceX’s IPO is expected to prompt newly wealthy staffers there to make similar leaps, former employees said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
For example, music for walking or marching is in duple meter and uses steady quarter notes, running music contains eighth notes, skipping music uses dotted rhythms, jumping music contains large interval leaps, and so forth.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
This was a chance to sound tough herself and claw back votes and she leaped on it.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
U.S. stocks leaped after Wednesday’s punishing session, with the Nasdaq composite gaining about 2% as chip stocks rebound.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The main PCE price index leaped to a three-year high of 4.1% in the 12 months that ended in May, up from 2.9% in February.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Those attackers all leaped out on Benham and Brentford's data-led scouting models, which also helped them discover Bryan Mbeumo and Yoanne Wissa, who were cashed in on last summer for more than £100m profit.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026
Doves flew up from their perches, lizards darted out of the way, a squirrel with a striped tail leaped up a branch, and a bush fowl took to the wing from out of nowhere.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Crude oil prices leapt more than four percent as the fresh Middle East flare-up revived fears over global supplies usually shipped through the pivotal Strait of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
In 2019, the catchphrase "How's the josh?" leapt from Uri: The Surgical Strike - a blockbuster inspired by India's 2016 cross-border military operation against Pakistan- into the political mainstream.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Frozen forever in mid-skydive, Action Man looks as though he has leapt from an aircraft rather than risen gently from a field.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It’s why she leapt at the chance to join.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
At once, Mishmish leapt up from his seat to join her, and to have a better vantage point from which to glare at Boaz.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
In the opening track “Lugares,” Selines meets her acoustic guitar strumming with a velvety croon, singing of leaping into the unknown — despite understanding the difficulties that will come from leaving home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Instead of leaping in triumph and delight, he briefly lifted his hands in an almost apologetic gesture.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
They were more enthused by Golden, leaping up and down until Wembley's foundations shook.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026
On Thursday it made a comeback by soaring 2.5%, with Intel advancing 9.3% and Micron Technology leaping 12%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
A feathery breeze was stirring, setting the flames leaping and dancing, their reflections in the black glistening oil cavorting too.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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