Example Sentences

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It has leaped as the U.S. economy has remained remarkably solid despite high interest rates meant to get inflation under control.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 31, 2024

In the past decade, the number of on-campus pantries has leaped from 80 to 800.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2023

In the opening pages of the novel, a new virus has leaped from dogs to human beings and is dragging its scythe around the globe.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

That’s changing as the commercial space industry has leaped forward over the last few decades.

From The Verge • Apr. 7, 2022

Every culture has leaped to the geocentric hypothesis.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan