impetus
Example Sentences
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Raza's unbeaten 13-ball 25 provided some late impetus as he struck their only six off the final ball of the innings.
From BBC
One impetus for the selloff is the reported move by Anthropic, one of the leading AI companies, to offer a legal plug-in for its Claude AI tool.
From Barron's
Ahmed made partial amends by again giving England's innings some late impetus with another cameo as he finished unbeaten on 28 off 26 balls.
From BBC
Tom Banton added impetus with a brisk 29 off 15 balls, including three fours and two sixes.
From Barron's
But Sherfane Rutherford gave the innings late impetus by hitting 57 not out off 24 balls.
From Barron's
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