The major 'thrust' of their research [=the main reason they are doing their research] will be to find practical applications.
Fame was 'thrust upon' her. [=she became famous even though she did not try or want to be famous]
He 'thrust' his way through the crowd. [=he went through the crowd by pushing people aside]
(..) - I'm trying, I'm trying! You're pullin' me away. - Got... I got him! Clutch him like he's your Valentine. - I got him. Okay. I got him. I can't engage my thrust with you two yo-yoin' around. Jesus Christ. Here's hopin' you have a hell of an insurance policy, Houston. (..)2013 Gravity
(..) I show thirty percent drain. Give my compliments to Engineering. Except for a slight malfunction in the nulling of the roll axis, this jetpack is one prime piece of thrust. Engineering says thank you. Tell 'em I still prefer my sixty-seven Corvette, though. Speaking of which, did I ever tell you... (..)2013 Gravity
(..) as a thruster... I can't see you having any control if you did that. You'd be eyeballing the intercept using a thrust vector you can barely control. Yes, those are all very good points. But consider this. I'd get to fly around (..)2015 The Martian