rush
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Jeff Bezos appears to now be wearing all the Amazon returns from every single sorority’s themed rush parties from across the nation.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
People then began to rush to the cockpit, he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Of course, you shouldn’t rush to take the money out of your IRA to use elsewhere.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Inflation is now at the mid-point of the SNB’s 0%-2% target range, suggesting it will be in no rush to raise rates soon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Iditarod is a ghost town, just a few shacks left over from the gold rush, when ten thousand people lived there.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
Whenever it rains, water rushes down streets and sidewalks — picking up any trash, pesticides, dog poop and other fecal matter in its way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
He was the Trojans’ highest-graded defender, according to Pro Football Focus, with two pressures on 13 pass rushes and two stops on the other 10 in the victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
King Slide’s business is booming as the world rushes to build data centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Downpours from intense summer thunderstorms can fall faster than the water can soak into the ground and, instead, it rushes over the surface, leading to flash flooding.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
When I knock on Agent Magnus’s door, he rushes me inside and shuts the door.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
British TV presenter Alison Hammond's "heart scare" makes the Daily Mirror front page after the 51-year-old was rushed off midway through This Morning's Friday show while clutching her chest.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Kim rushed from the Presidents Cup in the United States to tee off at the Kasugai Country Club in Japan, having to manage on just six hours of sleep and a 14-hour time difference.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
But witnesses said that Pike remained awake longer than expected and was later heard "loudly snoring" before an ambulance rushed her to a nearby hospital.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Yet it all feels like a logical progression; it’s not rushed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Livingston rushed in, locking the door behind him.
From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan
Treasurys gave up an early rally on Friday after a weaker-than-expected jobs report initially sent investors rushing into government debt.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Passengers described rushing the cockpit after the plane suddenly plummeted, losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
"I was traveling home by train," recalls Passaleva, "and all of a sudden I was rushing against time to commandeer one of the largest telescopes in the world from my laptop."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
Now their AI biosecurity startup, called Red Queen Bio, is rushing to design antibodies that can be manufactured to protect against a range of potential pathogens, including the seemingly sci-fi threat of an AI-designed virus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“He’s hungry! Let me have him!” cried Opal, rushing toward me, but the miller stopped her.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
