rushes
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Crunchyroll rushes to get them online in the approximately 200 markets where it operates, first with subtitles and then dubbed voices.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
"Workers are now paying twice -– first through unsafe production rushes, and now through likely job and income insecurity," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
During large market moves, he rushes to cancel his orders to avoid having them executed at a bad price.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
The 'them' to which she is referring are rushes, the thick grass-like plant that farmers may wish wasn't in their fields.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
“Have a new dress made for my bride; she’s outgrown the one she’s wearing,” he says, and rushes off.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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