jump
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Companies in the materials sectors have reported a roughly 42% jump in profits as of Friday, while consumer discretionary and financials have seen a 41% and 22% increase, respectively, according to FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Applied Digital shares jump after announcing a 15-year lease deal at a new AI campus.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
And I think I had this notion of like, “God, I don’t want to do these jump scares,” and kind of the cliches of what we imagine horror is like.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
I knew from the jump that that is one of Natalie’s defining features, that she just cannot get out of her own way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Every time he honked he would jump straight up about three feet.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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