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Recent Examples of bum's rush
Mattis got the bum's rush treatment from Obama, too.
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Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum's rush
Noun
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That tag is estimated at around $28 million against the cap, a significant one‑year cost but a price Dallas is apparently willing to pay to keep the offensive engine firing.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The six-minute five-second engine firing will boost the ship's velocity by about 900 mph, just enough to push it out of Earth's orbit to begin the four-day coast to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ball was walking around in a boot Sunday after spraining his left foot in the first half of UConn's 71-62 win over Illinois.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The boot by Anderson was near perfect, finding Mariana Auns in front who tried to head the ball into the goal.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The red mesh sack, of the kind typically used to store oranges or onions, is stamped with her name, immigration number and date of deportation.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The redshirt junior registered 13 tackles over just four games, which included three tackles for loss, a sack and two pass breakups.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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In Sacramento City Unified, everyone working in the district office, including the interim superintendent, was issued a pink slip.—
EdSource,
Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The poxvirus and rabies labs lost about half their prior staff, and the CDC's malaria branch was gutted even more, according to the National Public Health Coalition, an organization of former and current CDC workers that formed in the wake of the downsizing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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The poxvirus and rabies labs lost about half their prior staff, and the CDC’s malaria branch was gutted even more, according to the National Public Health Coalition, an organization of former and current CDC workers that formed in the wake of the downsizing.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
2 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 6 Apr. 2026.
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