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rush

[ruhsh] / rʌʃ /




VERB
charge, attack
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But there hasn’t been a rush to quickly “snap it up” either.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The United States' frenzied rush to build out AI infrastructure has boosted exports of Mexican technology, complicating President Donald Trump's hand heading into trade negotiations.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

“We ask that no one rush to judgment based on limited information,” said the statement, issued by family spokesperson Sam Singer.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

At the Kuchurgan power station, located on the shore of a reservoir bordering Ukraine, she discovers how a facility that once powered a chunk of the former Soviet empire now enables a digital gold rush.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

I rush out of the room and close the door behind me.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

"This could potentially overtake us here, this has gotten a little scary," a crew member says as the train rushes past burning trees near Armstrong, Ontario.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Then he spots Argentine rapper Trueno striding across the stadium floor, and rushes over for a hug.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

Boston Consulting Group CEO Christoph Schweizer said his firm’s head count is expanding as it rushes to meet a near “infinite need” from companies for help rolling out AI.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 3, 2026

The woman, whose name is Betty, rushes to the scene.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 19, 2026

She rushes at me, pressing her lips to my ear, the puppy squished between us.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

After she was bit, Addy’s mother rushed her to a nearby grocery store parking lot, where they met an ambulance that transported the child to a local hospital, the child’s father, Manuel, told KTLA.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

A colleague rushed to help and described Williams' screams as "gut-wrenching".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

She said she "regrets not having consulted the reviews and having rushed to this surgeon".

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Still, the pipeline of construction is far below the level seen during the pandemic, when developers rushed to build warehouses to meet surging demand from companies looking to capitalize on soaring e-commerce growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Her remark about James not being right for me rushed back into my head, along with the way I’d flown out of the Joynt in a tizzy.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Rather than rushing to validate the president’s claims, chief political anchor Bret Baier immediately offered a stark, legally cautious disclaimer to his audience.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

At this point, Mr. Dessner’s instantly identifiable studio techniques—stately pianos, dry and uninflected recordings captured up close, rushing builds when a song lurches toward a climax—have become shopworn.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Came rushing out of his box to make one vital clearance before Mbappe could pounce.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Four-year-old Juni Wahab was entranced by the sight of the swallows and cormorants swooping low overhead and the rushing twists of water.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

Despite my rushing, most of the office doors were closed by the time I arrived in the personnel suite.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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