pounce
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The moment to pounce came as Netflix fell 50% from a June 2025 high of $134 — the shares dropped to $67 in mid-June.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Came rushing out of his box to make one vital clearance before Mbappe could pounce.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
"Octopuses are like cats: they will sneak up on their prey and pounce, and they want to do so as fast as possible, so that they don't become preyed upon," Tse says.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Now, that date is just around the corner and the New England Patriots are the heavy favorites to pounce first.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
My backpack’s at the foot of the stairs, and the light from the room is enough to reveal no one waiting to pounce.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Instead Zverev pounced, breaking Shelton’s big serve in the first game of the match and squashing his momentum on a humid afternoon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Pictures last week of the USS Abraham Lincoln docking in Thailand with a rusting hull after a gruelling nine months at sea in the Gulf were pounced on by Iran.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Tennessee’s flagship university paid $1.9 million to a professor it fired after Fox News pounced on her comments.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
A Wall Street Journal review of trading data shows how quickly some traders have pounced on the president’s online comments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Aunt Kitty pounced on me as if I’d uttered a profanity right there on Washington Street for all to hear.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Alcaraz repeated the trick by again pouncing on the Russian's serve at 2-2 to get his nose ahead in the third set.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
The company has been monitoring social media for mentions of the Disney-YouTube TV stalemate and pouncing when anyone mentions DirecTV by answering questions and providing information.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 8, 2025
In a sweep-evading 8-2 win over the Padres at Petco Park on Sunday, the Dodgers got back to working better at-bats, manufacturing consistent baserunners, then pouncing on mistakes with their lineup’s trademark pop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
Adapting to the slowness of the pitch, he played none of his trademark dabs to third man, instead pouncing to whip through the leg side any time England dropped short.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
But Marks recommended that the British wait before pouncing on the Americans until he could get even more information.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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