bulging

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At one point, the tank began bulging, and “it got to a point where it does what we call a BLEVE, which is a ‘boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion,’” Covey said Friday afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

The consumer-price index, due out on Tuesday, is forecast to rise a sharp 0.6% in April after a bulging 0.9% increase in March.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

T. Rowe’s Amieva thinks Brazil’s bulging real interest rate creates space for up to five percentage points in cuts.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

The average income per person has been slowly but steadily rising since the pandemic but there do not seem to be enough jobs to match the bulging numbers of young people looking for work.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

He picks up two bulging black garbage bags and heads out a side entrance.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed