leap

Example Sentences

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The stock leapt 51% to a record high over the six months starting last April.

From Barron's

“When her body died, Hazel wasn’t sure where she was supposed to go. Or what she was supposed to do. So she leaped into me,” explains Nathan, who is fine about the whole thing.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Our collaboration with Anthropic marks a strategic leap toward advancing enterprise AI, enabling organizations to unlock value and become more intelligent, resilient and responsible.”

From MarketWatch

Now Selkie was too tired to leap across the waves and pretend it was fun, but when Nim tried to be helpful and swim, Selkie honked a cross “NO!,” so Nim stayed on.

From Literature

From September to January, 36 teams each played eight different opponents with the top eight leaping into the last 16, while the bottom 12 have been eliminated.

From BBC