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[burst] / bɜrst /




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The trailing two-month divergence in March 2000, the month in which that bubble burst, was greater than 40 percentage points — more than four times the current divergence.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Traditional studios and TV networks have shed tens of thousands of workers in recent years after the streaming bubble burst and twin labor strikes paused projects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Exeter had to respond and Feyi-Waboso's burst near the corner drew in enough defenders to allow Varney to exploit space to get his side on the board.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

My guilt eased when I pulled into the drive-through of a pharmacy and the attendant burst out laughing at the sight of the idling microcar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Uncle suddenly burst out, banging his fist on the table as he spoke.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

While the U.S. stock market has sometimes stumbled this year after Treasury yields’ sudden bursts higher, Kourkafas sees economic growth and a rotation into tech helping the S&P 500 digest higher rates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

His role in the side tends to involve 10-minute bursts, rather than playing for the duration of matches.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Its activity shifted back toward a more typical pattern of Strombolian eruptions, which involve periodic bursts of ash and other volcanic material.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The club music that accompanies Claire’s bodybuilder retinue is funny the first time; less so on subsequent bursts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

Trey bursts through the gym doors, lugging long nylon bags.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Postal Service truck had slid 50 feet down an embankment, and the “box containing the frankfurters was bursted open and the contents strewn considerably,” Alexander wrote to a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

Previously, I’d been seduced by demonstrative courtship, but Mark wasn’t effusive, and when someone bursted into laughter with “She’s hysterical!” at one of my jokes, Mark looked bewildered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025

It bursted out of TikTok and into the mainstream last month, when Shakira performed the “Jiggle Jiggle” dance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022

Minnesota bursted out to a 23-0 lead at halftime as Pittsburgh struggled on offense and with run defense.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2021

I could have made more if some of the papers hadn’t bursted and spilt the candy in the road.

From Three Little Women A Story for Girls by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson

While the house is bursting with artwork that would make most museum curators envious, Herman’s home is surprisingly humble, built on a tight budget from prosaic materials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

"However, if the remnant of the collision is a magnetar, it could keep bursting for longer," said Prof. Troja, who is part of the Einstein Probe European collaboration and co-corresponding author of the paper.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Kiffin’s designs launched receivers into wide open grass and sent running backs bursting clean through the line of scrimmage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Thirty years after bursting onto the video game scene, Lara Croft returns in a new "Tomb Raider" that plays up the pistol-wielding architect's "complicated" character.

From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026

Even tonight, one of the dads with a kid on the team was raving about Mustafa and his coaching style to Baba, who was bursting with pride.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan




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