thrust
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They use electric fields to charge particles in a liquid propellant and then eject those particles into space, creating thrust.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
This has made unthinkable a conventional armored thrust to Tehran, along the lines of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Riding a wave of hype and capital, quantum computing was thrust back into the spotlight last month as the U.S. government made a $2 billion bet on the technology.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Leonor had not seen herself owning a quinceañera business but was thrust into it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
I carried it down and didn’t even wait for Auntie Matchmaker to stop speaking to Ma before I thrust it at her.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing thrust
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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