jump on
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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They averaged 60.6% possession over this small sample size - which is a 12.9% jump on Bournemouth's average possession under Iraola in the league last season.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Dodgers jump on opportunities throughout the year to add relievers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Such negativity may allow for the market to jump on positive surprises.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The publicly traded distillers have been slow to jump on the RTD trend, which is dominated by beer companies and privately owned spirits companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
Whether the job was to jump on a stolen velocipede, win over a band of pirates, visibilize invisible ink, pen a sonnet, or don a disguise, Simon Harley-Dickinson was the man for it.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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