lunge
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Fearing for his passengers, he made a desperate lunge and opened the cockpit door, allowing rescuers to burst in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
In a statement read to the inquest, Linda said her husband had been listening to a podcast before the plane experienced a "huge drop or lunge".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Witnesses have said he did not lunge at officers or pose an immediate threat.
From Salon ● Jan. 25, 2026
Griezmann grabbed his second with 10 minutes remaining after Ryan denied Julian Alvarez but the loose ball sat up nicely for the French forward to lunge in and turn over the line.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
Andre gets up from his runner’s lunge and wanders over.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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
On that night, in Kansas City, Messi lunged for a ball and raked his studs on the calf of an Algerian defender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
He adopted the classic squat, lunged forward and smashed into a substantial belly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2025
On cue, the three racers lunged for their congratulatory champagne, shook the bottles and doused each other in bubbly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
He lunged at Passalos, but the red-furred dwarf was too quick.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Kai Havertz made a lunging tackle from behind on Lesley Ugochukwu, with the Arsenal player only shown a yellow card.
From BBC ● May 29, 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
For Safdie, that process entails going to a vulnerable place with his composer, lunging for the feelings as best he can.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
He kept pointing his nose toward the north, lunging at the towline.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
In each Hyrox race, participants alternate between running a kilometre and doing fitness exercises, such as the sled push, burpee jumps, indoor rowing, and lunges while carrying a sandbag.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Strength training included exercises using weights or body weight, such as press ups, squats, and lunges.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
He has them doing hip thrusts, banded side lunges, goblet curtsy squats and cable kickbacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
But it doesn’t matter, just grab your best tight denim and thick leatherware and enter Club Bahia’s famed “Summer in Van Nuys Room,” for a night of pure heat, lunges and Nama-staying hydrated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Muhammad lunges forward for a hug that makes a bear hug look dainty.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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