bum's rush

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Recent Examples of bum's rush Mattis got the bum's rush treatment from Obama, too. Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
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Noun
  • The Red Sox have issued eight fewer challenges than any other team, but Alex Cora, who was fired on Saturday, said before his firing that he wasn’t bothered by the low rates.
    Zack Meisel, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • According to the space startup, this included a record-breaking 300-second burn—the longest duration hot firing of any RDRE engine yet.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Brenden Aaronson could not finish a slick Leeds counter, denied by the outstretched boot of Robert Sanchez in the Chelsea goal.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The youngest daughter of Lisa Rinna and Harry Hamlin followed up last year's prom-bat boots (get it) by sporting a pair of Converse with her cherry-red spaghetti strap prom dress, as seen in a photo posted by her mom.
    Lindy Segal, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ossai isn’t a bad pass rusher either, getting five sacks in each of the last two seasons, a total that somehow would’ve ranked second on the Jets last season.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Bailey should instantly improve the Jets’ defense, which finished with 26 sacks, which was the second fewest in the NFL in 2025.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • In several of the photos, Hailey could be seen wearing a vintage 1998 Christian Dior silk banana yellow and hot pink slip dress.
    Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
  • If your work is routine, repetitive and boring, get ahead of this now — don’t wait for the pink slip.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Previously, warfare was about expensive platforms and precision strikes, driving a downsizing in military forces as countries increasingly relied on cutting-edge technology, said Blythe Crawford, former commandant of the RAF’s Air and Space Warfare Centre.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That raised concerns about layoffs in an industry that has sustained significant downsizing in recent years as viewers and advertisers migrate to streaming options and social media platforms like TikTok.
    Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Bum's rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%27s%20rush. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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