thrust in
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And here in the melee in the ring, in his great moment, Rocky doesn’t boast or dance, turns away from the mics being thrust in his face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
In fact, fast-swimming marine mammals and waterfowls tend to forgo drag-based thrust in favor of lift-based thrust, another propulsion system.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 8, 2024
Gail said she was "mortified" to be thrust in front of her heroes by her mother but the band were "absolutely charming".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2023
At the outset of the war, Kupiansk, only 25 miles from the Russian border, fell to Moscow’s forces before being retaken six months later during a lightning Ukrainian thrust in the Kharkiv region.Credit...
From New York Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
But the papers she had absentmindedly thrust in there three days before had disappeared.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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