thrust
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Dean Buntrock was happily selling life insurance in Boulder, Colo., in 1956 when the death of his father-in-law thrust him into a very different business: hauling garbage in Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The latest demand signals appeared to be the catalyst that thrust Nvidia stock into the stratosphere Friday.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
In those movies, as an unsuspecting bride thrust into a life-or-death situation, she appealingly balanced a convincing physical performance with an understated comedic streak, her beleaguered character enduring one absurdity after another.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
The support for psychedelic therapy from the White House, especially this Republican White House, has thrust the topic into the mainstream, she said.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
To-day he came back, and almost bounded into the room at about half-past five o’clock, and thrust last night’s “Westminster Gazette” into my hand.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Vocabulary lists containing thrust
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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