- present participle of rush.
rushing
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“I’m not rushing to buy on the dip right now,” Johnson said in a phone interview with MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
The hope and the change, the transcendent conviction that the systemic levers of government are not corroded beyond repair, the optimist I used to be—it all came rushing back.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The finding potentially opens a new front in the cybersecurity threats emerging from AI, which have rattled governments and the companies rushing to adopt the technology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Ryanna Harris finishes the regular season with 28 touchdowns passing, 30 rushing and eight receiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
The built-up steam sprayed bits of rotten shark, seaweed, and Nim-didn’t-know-what in a rushing geyser far into the air.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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