lunge
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Devlin's night ended with a deserved red card for a ridiculous and entirely needless lunge that fried the brain.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“So standing on one leg and holding it versus a lunge, where you’re moving while balancing,” Burbank says to illustrate the difference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Just when it looked like the evening's pantomime villain would be an unlikely match-winner, White was penalised for a lunge on Federico Vinas in stoppage time.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Witnesses have said he did not lunge at officers or pose an immediate threat.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
She took a deep breath, sank low, and slipped around the corner in a lunge.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
Elsewhere, a staff member lunged towards a toddler-sized robot in a T-shirt that threatened to knock into a human child.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
In November 2025, Beatriz Ziegenfus told authorities that she was passing the dog and his owner when it lunged at her and bit her on her right forearm, knocking her down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He lunged at Cosmo, who didn’t even flinch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was a wise move, as the same bear lunged at other visitors minutes later.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
He lunged forward, taking Gingersnipes by the shoulders.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Anthony Gordon received a three-match ban for a lunging challenge on Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
But some physicians say the tech isn’t ready to replace human judgment and companies are lunging into medical AI services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
With the game still scoreless in the 29th minute, Romero -- who has been vocal in his criticism of Tottenham's owners lately -- was dismissed after lunging in to catch Casemiro on the ankle.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
But when it mattered most — that being with 3.3 seconds to play and the Sparks trailing by one — Plum lowered her shoulder and slipped between swiping arms and lunging bodies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
I unhooked him from the gangline and carried him, lunging and screaming, to the sled.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
Doing deep squats or lunges with poor form can put unnecessary strain on your knee joint.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Strength training included exercises using weights or body weight, such as press ups, squats, and lunges.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s why Carson Zone is at the gym every Monday and Friday, grunting into weighted hip thrusts and pushing through heavy staggered lunges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Their names, Amazon and Achillia, are etched into a blocky platform, where they stand in stark lunges.
From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024
He reaches Penn first, then lunges for the red Artifact over his head.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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