rush
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The question is will Shields train her to rush the passer so he can practice his blocking techniques against someone with agility and a hunger to do anything for biscuits?
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
“Rather than rush the progression of this I would rather make sure we’re headed in the right direction,” Ohtani said last week.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Pros using urchins dominated early tournaments, which triggered a run on Coikes and a rush of urchin-style lures from brands like Rapala, Strike King, Yamamoto and Berkley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Madjo - and fellow teenage forward George Hemmings - were given their chance against PSG with Emery insisting he would not rush Watkins, Emi Martinez and Ezri Konsa back for the game.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
He felt the rush of wind, the needle-sharp fangs as they skimmed his snout.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Too late, a UN security guard rushes in with a fire extinguisher.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
"This could potentially overtake us here, this has gotten a little scary," a crew member says as the train rushes past burning trees near Armstrong, Ontario.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Boston Consulting Group CEO Christoph Schweizer said his firm’s head count is expanding as it rushes to meet a near “infinite need” from companies for help rolling out AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Founded by former OpenAI employees, including CEO Amodei, Anthropic has a special focus on AI safety even as it rushes out new products in order to remain in the AI race.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
She rushes up to us and stands bravely in front of the loaded muskets.
From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone
WASHINGTON—As President Trump’s motorcade rushed through Turkey’s capital to the airport, his security team had an urgent decision to make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
A team of veterinarians rushed to assist the visibly feeble creature, giving him water before carrying him away on a stretcher.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
"I feel like in the first set we were playing well but then I rushed it a little bit," said 27-year-old Rybakina.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He rushed for 885 yards and 13 touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
She rushed at me, claws outstretched, teeth bared like a wild beast.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Last summer, Representative Sara Jacobs would run up to her office to give herself injections of hormones before rushing back to Congress for a session with her fellow lawmakers.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
However, he amassed 50 touchdowns and nearly 5,000 yards from scrimmage, while passing for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns and rushing for 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
During a call with investors, Beck noted that the window for a launch before the year ends is “narrowing” and emphasized Rocket Lab’s focus on caution over rushing the rocket’s maiden test.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
After years of booming growth, the industry this year has been rattled by a surge of investors rushing to pull out their money over worries of potential losses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
I run toward the building, only to realize that it’s too packed, and people are rushing for cars and trees to hide under.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
