thrusting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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But it’s also thrusting a decades-old accounting debate back into the spotlight.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026
Its thrusting imperiousness isn’t confidence but an admission of defeat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Rep. Robert Garcia, of Long Beach, has helped lead the House Democrats’ push to secure release of the Epstein files, thrusting the second-term congressman into the national spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
But this change had an unintended consequence: November elections are almost always held on the Tuesday after we set our clocks back, thrusting voters into darkness an hour earlier, confusing our circadian rhythms.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025
No, I thought with despair, thrusting aside the small core of suspicion each time it formed.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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