In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
LEAPFROGGING
LEAPFROG
leapfrog
(verb) progress by large jumps instead of small increments
leapfrog
(verb) jump across; “He leapfrogged his classmates”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
leapfrogging (plural leapfroggings)
(economics, business) The idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay ahead, whereas radical innovations will permit new firms to "leapfrog" the dominant one.
Verb
leapfrogging
present participle of leapfrog.
Source: Wiktionary
LEAPFROG
Leap"frog`, n.
Definition: A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BEAR
(verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices; “She bears the title of Duchess”; “He held the governorship for almost a decade”
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