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bubble

[buhb-uhl] / ˈbʌb əl /




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If AI proves to be a bubble – and bursts – neocloud firms "are definitely going to face collateral damage," said Bradley Tusk of Tusk Ventures.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

One bright spot in the comparison of today with the top of the dot-com bubble is how quickly Nasdaq-oriented stock market-timers over the past few weeks have gone to cash.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

And now the tech bubble — not the money one but the cultural one — is on the verge of getting the populist “pop,” too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The optimists cite robust earnings growth; the pessimists see a bubble in danger of bursting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

Brigit gazed up, terrified as the aura grew over them like a gigantic bubble.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

This indicated that the excess oxygen had become part of the glass structure rather than accumulating in bubbles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

Born from Wolf’s real frustrations in a long-term relationship, the melodramatic hit bubbles with acoustic guitar and low, vocal flip-laced mourning to amplified crescendos, replete with punchy garage-rock drumming and Wolf’s howling chorus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

"Who are we allowing to feed into us and manipulate what media we consume, which bubbles we're in?" she continued.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

For the Magic 8 Ball, it was figuring out how the answer block could float without developing air bubbles, since his version is about an inch in diameter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The bubbles in my stomach scatter and settle down when I’m working.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

Except the U.S. guarantees the right to a secret ballot, which means it’s pretty much impossible to tell what someone was thinking when they bubbled in their preferred candidates.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

After simmering below the surface for years, anger at unaffordable housing in Spain has bubbled over and precipitated a general election that will be dominated by the crisis.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The issue has bubbled up in the literature on AI alignment—AIs are trained to believe sentient beings deserve special consideration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

In recent years, the outsized growth of plutocrats’ retirement accounts has bubbled up to public notice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

A reason she didn't want to believe bubbled up inside her.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

So it’s not exactly damning of something violent bubbling right below the surface.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

Capt. Tony Tubbs of the Los Angeles Fire Department said firefighters also responded to reports about flooding in the area and found water bubbling from the street.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

But the implication of overt coercion is always bubbling beneath the surface.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Aryna Sabalenka has learned the hard way that she has two brutal rivals in women’s tennis: Elena Rybakina, and her own bubbling frustration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

The thick scent of soil fills my nostrils, and I imagine lava bubbling up to my heart.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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