thrusting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Wawa started selling gas in 1996, charting a course out of the Dark Days for good and thrusting Wawa into its “superstore” era.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"The spacecraft is in great shape, and we're on schedule to resume sustained thrusting with the solar-electric propulsion system later this fall."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
That milestone was also recently hit by Samsung Electronics and US chipmaker Micron -- with AI thrusting the three memory chip firms into a previously exclusive club of around a dozen companies, nearly all American.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Then in March this year, a YouTuber who goes by the name Reckless Ben got involved - thrusting this local drama into the spotlight.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
We charged them, thrusting hands, arms, legs, even heads, under the streams of water, washing away the stench of the boxcars.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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