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jump

[juhmp] / dʒʌmp /










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It saw profit for the period reaching $2.17 billion, a 55% jump from net income a year before.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Northrop Grumman logged a jump in profit and higher sales in the first quarter, amid what Chief Executive Kathy Warden called an unprecedented global demand environment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

"They don't have other options like being able to jump in the car and going to the local Tesco."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The result was a major jump in effectiveness, from about 70% mortality with insecticide alone to more than 95% when pinene was added.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

A voice at my shoulder made me jump, almost launching every loose bead on the table into the air.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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