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hurdled

verb

past tense of hurdle

as in leaped

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Earlier this month, Uthmeier leapt to the defense of University of Florida board chairperson Mori Hosseini, one of DeSantis’ most loyal supporters and arguably the most powerful person at the school.

— Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Behind the Egyptian goal, a massive group of Argentines leapt and danced, singing at the top of their lungs until their throats couldn’t take any more.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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The New York Knicks, led by star point guard Jalen Brunson, look to extend their lead to 3-0 against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night and effectively put the championship series to bed (In the history of the NBA Finals, no team has ever surmounted a 3-0 comeback).

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 9 June 2026
At the center of it all, perfectly aligned with the flags, columns, architraves, and pediments, was the engrossed Declaration in its altar, surmounted by a bronze eagle.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

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While Fiji flanker Levani Botia was in the sin-bin, England jumped from 14-3 to 35-3 with tries by Guy Pepper, Benhard Janse van Rensburg with his first touch on debut, and Seb Atkinson.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
The couple jumped into their respective cars while also trying to help a neighbor with two toddlers.

— Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

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Jude Bellingham scored twice in a two-minute span to give England a 2-0 lead, Mexico rallied, Kane scored the go-ahead goal on a penalty kick and England overcame a Jarell Quansah red card, playing the final 48 minutes a man down.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Pitching in the rotation spot vacated when Randy Vásquez went on the IL with a right ankle bruise, Márquez overcame a 31-pitch first inning and was able to walk off the mound four innings later pumping his fist after throwing just 51 more.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of overcame

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Notable young pitchers expected to become key contributors, such as Jacob Lopez and Luis Morales, had bounced between the major leagues and Triple-A while the rotation remained in flux.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
After a Jordan Pickford save, the rebound bounced right to the left foot of Torbjørn Heggem, who blasted the ball into the goal.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 12 July 2026

Definition of bounced

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Blake Snell — who also had loose bodies removed from his pitching elbow, undergoing a NanoNeedle Scope procedure on May 19 — threw two simulated innings to batters Saturday.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Coulombe issued three walks over the final two innings and threw 37 pitches.

— Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of threw

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Their territory is just south of the Eisenhower Expressway, roughly bounded by Cicero, Fifth, Lexington and Kostner.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Portland, Oregon’s William / Kaven Architecture was asked to design a house for a narrow in-city lot bounded by streets on two sides.

— Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

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