pushes off
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“It still just pushes off the uncertainty for 90 days,” Kraft said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
They found that when a male pushes off its female partner, hydraulic pressure in front leg joints allows them to expand at lightning speed, launching the spider backward.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 25, 2022
Even after the storm pushes off to sea late Friday and Saturday, ice and snow were expected to linger through the weekend because of subfreezing temperatures, Otto said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
She sprints down the runway, pushes off the table with her hands while upside down, and lands, two and a half flips later, on her feet.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2021
She pushes off from her toes a little too hard, which sends her tiny body sailing past a headstand and into a backflop onto the hard floor.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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