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bulge

[buhlj] / bʌldʒ /




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“The top of the storage tank began to bulge, and fumes released for approximately 5 minutes until employees activated the manual fire suppression system.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

By contrast, stars in the galactic bulge are older and tend to be richer in elements such as silicon, oxygen, and magnesium.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

It is an enviable demographic bulge, the kind that powered East Asia's economic miracles.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

After two days of underwhelming big bank earnings, Wall Street’s bulge bracket stepped up to the plate and hit a home run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The lump was a massive bulge that jutted out from the top of my forehead and ran all the way down to the tip of where my nose should have been.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge




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