thrust
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Horizon’s name was thrust into the news this week as the company announced a string of partnerships.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
But he’s worried that means the rebound has not been sufficiently broad-based as only one of five technical gauges he calls “breadth thrust indicators” has generated a buy signal.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Wayne Rooney and Luke Littler both know what it is like to be thrust into the limelight at a young age.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
But last month Ms. Ballard was thrust from obscurity into notoriety when Hachette, her publisher, announced that it was canceling her book “Shy Girl” over accusations that it was generated by artificial intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
He thrust out his hand to show me the bent nails that had been yanked from the shipping crates.
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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