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verb

present tense third-person singular of rush

as in accelerates

to cause to move or proceed fast or faster I wouldn't make so many mistakes if you'd stop rushing me

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as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force in the spring the stream's rushing waters make crossing treacherous

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as in hurries

to proceed or move quickly rushing is a good way to slip and fall

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as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against one goat suddenly rushed the other and knocked it down

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rushes

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noun

plural of rush

as in assaults

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence the regiment recaptured the hill with a single rush

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as in kicks

a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings riding my motorcycle over these winding roads is always an adrenaline-pumping rush

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Bengals running back Corey Dillon rushes for an NFL single-game record 278 yards in a 31-21 victory over the Denver Broncos. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Defensive coordinator Corey Batoon dialed up more blitzes and two-high safety coverages in the second half, switching from a first-half strategy that was full of single-high and some three-man rushes. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026 Offensive player of the week Senior quarterback Ethan Gialo rushes for 207 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries during Lakes’ 31-14 Northern Lake County Conference win over Round Lake. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026 By Saturday, high temperatures will plummet down to the low 80s and upper 70s degrees or lower across a majority of the Central Valley as a breeze rushes in and fall finally says hello. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026 As the industry rushes to try to understand how to capitalize on that momentum, Parsons is already looking ahead. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 Walker had four explosive rushes in the game, including a 60-yard touchdown. — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Now, there will be plenty of moments this year when Cris talks out of his ass and everyone rushes to social media to call him an idiot. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026 As Alice arrives, the team starts to make jokes about her until Gemma, of all people, rushes to her defense. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026

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Entering the bye, ESPN ranked him tied for first (with the Giants’ Abdul Carter) in pass rush win rate, at 36%, crediting him with 20 wins on 55 pass rushes. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026 Kyle Monangai has 60 rushes this season and is the primary option outside of Swift. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Chuba Hubbard led the ground game with 28 rushes for 120 yards and touchdown. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 Cash Erdmann had five catches for 111 yards for the Indians with Kaler hauling in three for 102 yards, and Dyniewski had 11 catches for 95 yards to go along with 13 rushes for 58 more. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026 Lowe completed 8 of 13 passes for 81 yards, while adding 80 yards on 12 rushes. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Don’t look for a repeat performance against a Seahawks defense that ranks seventh in PPG on planned rushes and has posted some of the best rush defense metrics in my plus/minus rush grading system this year. — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 What's working Murray, who was forced out of his debut with Minnesota in the first quarter because of a concussion resulting from a hit to the head at the end of a scramble, finally got his ground game going with 10 rushes for 51 yards. — CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026 The Tigers ended the third quarter with a 76-yard touchdown drive that included 12 consecutive rushes. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026

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But as the buildout accelerates, its physical costs are becoming harder to ignore.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
The green light comes as the Pentagon accelerates efforts to field reliable, portable nuclear power on Earth and in orbit.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

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To begin her drawings, Trouvé pours bleach onto blank sheets of industrial colored paper.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
All Star point guard Kyrie Irving pours in 50 points, setting a new NBA record for points on debut with a new team as his Brooklyn Nets go down 127-126 at home to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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If someone hurries you, slow the exchange and name what feels good in your body, like sitting down before deciding on plans.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2026
Nix almost always hurries his throws when a blitz comes Harvey’s way, regardless of whether the rookie RB picks it up capably or not.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 23 Dec. 2025

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She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, a chronic disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system, disrupting communication between the brain and the rest of the body.

— Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Blair revealed in 2018 that she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder that attacks healthy cells in the central nervous system, according to the National Institutes of Health.

— Meriam Bouarrouj, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

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Assaults are up, almost 2,500 assaults this year alone on police officers, felony assaults, and public servants in New York City.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Kansas City also ranked 176th in the assaults per capita metric, the fourth-lowest city in the metric.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

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In one of the great oddities of Kansas football history, defensive end Blake Herold blocked a pair of Baylor extra-point kicks Saturday — only to watch both balls still split the uprights for two visitor points.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
In the opposite corner of the ring, Evloev is a freestyle fighter, getting a bunch of different kicks and punches to give him the edge.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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The company reincorporated from Delaware to Texas in 2024, and its charter pushes shareholder claims into mandatory arbitration and limits derivative suits to investors holding at least 3% of the stock—a stake worth tens of billions of dollars.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, anti-tank barriers and other fortifications to what’s already one of the world’s most heavily armed borders as Kim Jong Un pushes a hard line toward Seoul.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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The original series streams on Hulu, and songs from Glee draw about 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
The show, which won six Emmys including for Murphy and Lynch as well as guest stars such as Neil Patrick Harris and Gwyneth Paltrow, currently streams on Hulu.

— Peter White, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

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