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Noun
The breach ensnared all customer vault data, so anyone who used LastPass prior to November 2022 should be eligible for a payout.—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026 The vault code and prizes resets each hour.—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
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Lyons, meanwhile, vaulted to fame for his Internet jokes.—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 24 Mar. 2026 The result was a 9-1 thumping by the Hurricanes that started the Panthers’ 6-11-0 spiral that dropped them from playoff contention and also triggered Carolina’s 12-game point streak that vaulted the team to the top of the Eastern Conference standings.—Cory Lavalette, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vault
Angine is not Dillinger Escape Plan or Naked City leaping wildly between time signatures—a loop pedal serves as the third member of the band, so every song is generally locked into a pulse.
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Christopher R. Weingarten,
Pitchfork,
3 Apr. 2026
Baldwin nearly had a homer in the seventh, but Athletics center fielder Denzel Clarke leaped above the wall to make a dazzling catch.
The Twins’ center fielder immediately dropped his bat, hopped up and down and walked straight off the field and into the tunnel leading to the clubhouse.
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Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
Following the game, Tidwell and Susac both hopped in laundry carts in the Giants’ clubhouse and were showered with beer by their teammates to celebrate their respective milestones.