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jump on

British  

verb

  1. informal  (intr, preposition) to reprimand or attack suddenly and forcefully

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jump on Idioms  

  1. see jump all over someone.

Example Sentences

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The 26-year-old jumped on the trend after being impressed by the imaginative way another content creator had used AI, by editing some of her original photos and adding AI dogs.

From BBC

But they’re not necessarily the ones jumping on the AI bandwagon.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Within that six-month period, 43 of those women had been newly identified and referred to us, which is a big jump on the previous this year."

From BBC

That was a five percent jump on the 236.5 billion yuan logged in the same quarter last year and beat analyst estimates of 245.2 billion yuan.

From Barron's

Bayer stock jumped on Monday after the German healthcare company said a late-stage stroke drug trial achieved its goals.

From MarketWatch

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