thrust
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Saleh was interviewed in January, when Bab el-Mandeb was thrust into the power struggle between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the friendly-but-occasionally-fractious backers of Yemen’s internationally recognized government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
This is a secondary combustion system that injects raw fuel directly into a jet engine's exhaust stream behind the turbine, which gives the jet a big short-term boost in thrust.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
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
“They use these huge spears they make from tree trunks,” said Mike, holding up his hand as if about to thrust one.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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
It thrusts us midstream into the ageless, ceaseless flow of makers worldwide reckoning with life, earth and being.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
The ruling thrusts the global trade economy into new and unfamiliar terrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 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
“Because this is not in the right place. See the fabric—it’s different,” and she thrusts the errant item up toward my chest.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
Bruxism is an umbrella term which groups together four different jaw movements - clenching, grinding, bracing and thrusting.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Ms. Paulus’s staging, set in period, wisely avoids thrusting the play ham-handedly into a contemporary context.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 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
"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
Bud reared, thrusting his head so high I thought he might tumble backward.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing thrust
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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