thrust
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For a year, the families of the victims have lived with unanswered questions: what happened in the cockpit, why the aircraft lost thrust, whether the disaster was human error, mechanical failure or something else entirely.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
The engines, called Raptors, are expected to produce more thrust while weighing less, according to the company.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Fuel is injected into the compressed air, and hot exhaust gases exit the back, producing powerful thrust.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Claire, having no idea what has happened, finds herself thrust into history as it unfolds.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Jasmine thrust a hand up, as if walling off the rest of TJ's words.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
Vocabulary lists containing thrust
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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