leap
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Alex McKechnie chuckles at the leap of faith he took when he packed up almost all his belongings in Glasgow and booked a one-way flight to Vancouver, Canada on 7 September 1974.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
While OpenAI is forecasting a revenue leap, Windsor cautioned that data-center economics may hinder profitability.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Korea’s Kospi 200 was 1.1% higher, where Samsung Electronics gained 1.8% after a volatile trading day following the company’s report of an eightfold profit leap.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
The emergence of ChatGPT was another leap forward, broadening the use of the technology to a far greater range of users who can interact with Maven in natural language.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
But she made it across without faltering -until the final rock, when she had to leap for the bank, and ended up grabbing a willow branch to haul herself up.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou
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