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pounces (on)

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present tense third-person singular of pounce (on)

as in jumps

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It's only bound to stay that way once the MacBook Air line jumps to the newest M6 chip and the MacBook Neo to a later version of the A series.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026
Jayaprakash said capacity planning is one of the hardest parts of the business, because demand jumps every time a stronger model comes out.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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Told through a kaleidoscopic structure and a humanist lens over 15 years, Ben Hicks’ debut feature tackles these concerns in a miraculous manner.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
Camp and Rodriguez’s Martian Manhunter tackles these themes by positioning real-world horror in a visual fever dream.

— Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2026

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Republican rival Rick Jackson has spent heavily portraying Bottoms’ Atlanta mayoralty as a failure, focusing on crime and 2020 protests — attacks some supporters say carry racial and gender overtones.

— Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Back in 2023, Stevens revealed he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome—a rare auto-immune disorder in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves—and was working to relearn how to walk and use his hands.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026

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Anyone who assaults law enforcement will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

— Christina Fan, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Any passenger who assaults, threatens, intimidates or interferes with airline crew members can lead to penalties of up to $43,658 per violation, according to the FAA.

— Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 3 May 2026

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