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bubble

[buhb-uhl] / ˈbʌb əl /




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“The majority of the last year of the dot-com bubble saw the Fed hiking rates to combat inflation, but it was also the most violent increase in equity prices of the entire cycle,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Plus, the AI boom is totally not a bubble!

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

Its track record just so happens to include both the global financial crisis and the bursting of the internet bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

Now read: An AI bubble is no longer Wall Street’s biggest fear.

From MarketWatch Sep. 15, 2026

There, settled into luminous bubble nests, were three hummingbears.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

The method allows scientists to examine crystals that formed inside magma and measure microscopic gas bubbles trapped within them.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

During the second fermentation process, which gives champagne its bubbles, "a very small number of wines from this harvest could have slightly exceeded the regulatory limit of 13%, reaching around 13.1% or 13.2%".

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

Constant stirring helps remove air bubbles, resulting in completely transparent ice, known as "junpyo" in Japanese.

From Barron's Sep. 6, 2026

But the gas that’s released in larger quantities is methane, which forms underwater as plants and algae break down and then bubbles to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

Sweat bubbles on DeShon’s face, streams down Kelvin’s neck.

From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The source of the stench was the canal itself, a stretch of sewage, chemicals and other unmentionables in “green water that hissed and bubbled like a witch’s cauldron.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

By depicting Oklahoma rez life through the eyes of the restless teenagers raised on movies that romanticize escaping home to find themselves, Harjo’s stories bubbled over with joy and ridiculousness.

From Salon Jul. 1, 2026

Sometimes called “massives,” these embryonic raves bubbled underground, often in former industrial districts with available, frequently forgotten spaces.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

Anger bubbled over again when it emerged Lord Mandelson was given security clearance for the role, despite concerns being raised by vetting officials.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2026

The water bubbled at the mouth, as if laughing at me.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

The result was bubbling, blistering and peeling that appeared just weeks after the renovation was completed.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

With discontent still bubbling, Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said Wednesday the plan to tax artificially-sweetened drinks was now off the table.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Nick Palmiter, who is 29 and from Monroe County in Michigan, told the BBC he experienced feeling constant pressure and bubbling, "almost like you have a balloon in your stomach".

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

In the build-up to the convention, though, the Washington Post reported on some stories from Maine that had been bubbling up on social media about his temper and shouting matches with fellow lawmakers.

From Slate Jul. 25, 2026

Takes everything in me to hold in the fit of nervous laughter I can feel bubbling up.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone




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