ruptured
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“A roof ruptured, ‘flinging up a fountain of debris,’” Mr. Makos tells us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Saskia was having a stroke - specifically, a brain bleed caused by a ruptured arteriovenous malformation, an abnormal cluster of blood vessels connecting arteries and veins.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Rams on Wednesday placed Turner on injured reserve because of a groin strain, and Ford is out for the season because of a ruptured triceps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
In some cases preserved in the geologic record, the two systems may have ruptured only minutes or hours apart.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
She may have been a foul and beastly woman, but she had had a nurse’s training and she didn’t want a ruptured appendix on her hands.
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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