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onrushing

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Some performers from the two casts I caught managed to find moments of theatrical coherence within the onrushing action.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Gala goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir could only parry Khephren Thuram's powerful header into the path of the onrushing Koopmeiners, who tapped in the leveller just a minute later.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Think of it as a speed bump for onrushing flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

After winning the scrum, something Ireland had struggled with all evening, the replacement fly-half sent a perfect kick into Springbok territory and the onrushing Irish pack forced Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu into touch.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024

An onrushing sense of claustrophobia stifled him, compressed his lungs, as if water filled their cavities.

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner