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rush

[ruhsh] / rʌʃ /




VERB
charge, attack
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Iamaleava left the game with 4:49 left in the fourth quarter after a 10-yard rush left him unable to stand for a few minutes as he limped off with an apparent left leg injury.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Originally from Lebanon, Abou Sabha moved to Dubai in 2023 to tap into the city’s post-Covid real-estate rush.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

The agency “has not yet reached a conclusion on this matter and will never rush an investigative process and the thorough review of all evidence,” the official said.

From Salon Sep. 4, 2026

Tom Westley then had a rush of blood and, in attempting to heave Jack Carson over midwicket, was also bowled.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

I told her about the piano lessons with Irene, how he showed up that day, the rush he gave me.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

Ryan Christianson finished with 151 yards rushing and one touchdown on 31 rushes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Desrosiers erupted for 118 yards on nine rushes, including a 34-yard touchdown run in the fourth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Too late, a UN security guard rushes in with a fire extinguisher.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Ceuta has a land border with Morocco and has seen migrant rushes before, notably in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

On this last word “ocean” the child in the middle quickly rushes around trying to find a partner and leaving one child “out” who is now the one in the middle.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The fire department said the plane overran a runway and hit multiple vehicles near the airport, where more than 60 firefighting units rushed to the scene.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

When we found blood in our cat Gumdrop’s stool earlier this year, my boyfriend, Ean, and I rushed him to the vet.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Officers and members of the public entered the canal to pull him from the water and he was rushed to a central London hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 16:40.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

The whistleblower described the entire process as “secretive, rushed, chaotic, and fundamentally flawed.”

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

She rushed at me, claws outstretched, teeth bared like a wild beast.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

The Diablos’ opening drive began with a 60-yard rushing touchdown, created by a massive gap on the left side of the offensive line.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

Building on that stability will be crucial as U.S. companies start rushing to tap the bond market for funding.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Postal Service staff were rushing to meet an internal Sept. 1 deadline to get the system up-and-running, according to the whistleblower’s account.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

At the very same moment from ground level, footage filmed from inside a bus shows people crying out in distress and trying to flee as they see the water rushing down the river.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

The last time, all three of them had nearly been swept out into the lake by the current rushing through the opening.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith




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