dash
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“I don’t want to stumble. I don’t want to fall. I don’t want to dash anybody’s hopes.”
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
The officers get back in their cars and it's another call, another dash through the Belfast night on just another shift.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Thompson, newest receiver for the Chargers, ran the 40-yard dash in a forehead-slapping 4.26 seconds — a mere .04 off the NFL combine record.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Conspicuous in its absence in the center position of the dash is an LCD touch screen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
On top of his dash was a plastic statue of Saint Christopher, patron saint of travelers.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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