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Defensive ends and outside linebackers are usually in the business of trying to overpower (or run around) a tackle or tight end while making a mad dash to the quarterback.
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Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
Eyes on 2024: The GOP debate mad dash Monday is the Republican National Committee’s deadline to qualify for the party’s first presidential debate, which is being held Wednesday in Milwaukee.
—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2023
The mad dash for a new director happened so fast that the opportunity was overwhelming, said Leterrier.
—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
In a mad dash to the end zone, the Dons’ Jonathan Solomon recovered the ball for a touchdown.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
By 2020, as the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a mad dash online for large brands, the cost of advertising on Facebook continued to rise.
—Sam Venis, The New Republic, 30 July 2023
In 2017, a defecting North Korean soldier stumbled across nearby, under heavy gunfire, in a mad dash for sanctuary.
—Foster Klug, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2023
Once hatched, baby sea turtles must make the mad dash from their nest to the water.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
The mad dash between Rione Monti, Via dei Serpenti lapping Colle Oppio, through the streets around Santa Maria Maggiore before taking the less conventional descent down the Trinità dei Monti staircase, skidding to a halt at the bottom of the Spanish Steps.
—Lorenzo Cecioni, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
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Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
Eyes on 2024: The GOP debate mad dash Monday is the Republican National Committee’s deadline to qualify for the party’s first presidential debate, which is being held Wednesday in Milwaukee.
—Chuck Todd, NBC News, 21 Aug. 2023
The mad dash for a new director happened so fast that the opportunity was overwhelming, said Leterrier.
—Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2023
In a mad dash to the end zone, the Dons’ Jonathan Solomon recovered the ball for a touchdown.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
By 2020, as the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic prompted a mad dash online for large brands, the cost of advertising on Facebook continued to rise.
—Sam Venis, The New Republic, 30 July 2023
In 2017, a defecting North Korean soldier stumbled across nearby, under heavy gunfire, in a mad dash for sanctuary.
—Foster Klug, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2023
Once hatched, baby sea turtles must make the mad dash from their nest to the water.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 July 2023
The mad dash between Rione Monti, Via dei Serpenti lapping Colle Oppio, through the streets around Santa Maria Maggiore before taking the less conventional descent down the Trinità dei Monti staircase, skidding to a halt at the bottom of the Spanish Steps.
—Lorenzo Cecioni, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2023
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“Mad dash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mad%20dash. Accessed 4 Oct. 2023.
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