pounce
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The moment to pounce came as Netflix fell 50% from a June 2025 high of $134 — the shares dropped to $67 in mid-June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
It bounced over the wing's head and seemed to be heading for touch, only to bounce off the corner flag and back in-field to allow Marcus Smith to pounce for the opening try.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
"Octopuses are like cats: they will sneak up on their prey and pounce, and they want to do so as fast as possible, so that they don't become preyed upon," Tse says.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Now, that date is just around the corner and the New England Patriots are the heavy favorites to pounce first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The ghastly cat’s hackles grew higher as he meant to pounce and claw me out.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
It all felt eerily familiar: The Dodgers, the winner of the last two World Series titles, pounced on the best player available on the market in an all-out pursuit for another at any cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Gerson fired beyond gloveless Italy goalkeeper Enrico Albertosi, Jairzinho pounced on Pele's nod down, and Carlos Alberto capped perhaps the World Cup final's most complete performance with arguably its greatest goal.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The animal then "pounced across the road" before jumping over another hedge.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
And when the ball rolled loose, Knicks superstar Jalen Brunson pounced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026
For the second time that night, he ran to the door and flung it open—and was instantly flattened by Radar, who pounced on his chest and started licking his face from top to bottom.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
Our reporting shows how Wall Street is already pouncing on his comments in fractions of a second, swinging energy and industrial stocks before everyday investors can even refresh their feeds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Alcaraz repeated the trick by again pouncing on the Russian's serve at 2-2 to get his nose ahead in the third set.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
In a sweep-evading 8-2 win over the Padres at Petco Park on Sunday, the Dodgers got back to working better at-bats, manufacturing consistent baserunners, then pouncing on mistakes with their lineup’s trademark pop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
He hit the post with a header as Wolves searched for an equaliser at 1-0 down, then finished neatly after pouncing on Joel Latibeaudiere's mis-control.
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2024
My pouncing thoughts would run me crazy if I didn’t do something.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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