Example Sentences

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Kraft Heinz KHC 1.30%increase; green up pointing triangle is pumping the brakes on its breakup plan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

In the immediate term, the White House is pumping up local law enforcement via Nixon-era legislation governing D.C.’s sovereignty.

From Slate • Aug. 11, 2025

Your adrenaline is pumping and you are fully present.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024

My heart rate has increased significantly and at 40C it is pumping an extra litre of blood per minute around my body than it was at 21C.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2023

“One More Night” is pumping into the hall from a room on the right.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali