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
I lunge forward again, counting as they pass.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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
He adopted the classic squat, lunged forward and smashed into a substantial belly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2025
The dog, who had been calm up until that point, excitedly lunged for her dessert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 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
They jumped and lunged at the sign, trying to catch it.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
Anthony Gordon received a three-match ban for a lunging challenge on Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
She posted a video of herself squatting with heavy weights and lunging on the knee, protected by a brace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 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
Bull said, lunging at a piece of bacon.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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
During a typical session, he does supersets of barbell hip thrusts, planks and walking lunges with 30-pound dumbbells.
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
Alan lunges, his foil arcing toward Danny’s chest.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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