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[burst] / bɜrst /




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The brush head features a tiny camera that analyzes 28 live images a second to identify gaps in the teeth, triggering a conical burst of mouthrinse that flosses in between.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Hitting wonks have long espoused the importance of swinging faster—the concept seems almost obvious—but the idea of prioritizing it burst into the mainstream in 2024 when MLB began publicly releasing bat speed data.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Despite recent well-publicised problems around burst water mains, water leakage has actually been cut by 43% since 1989 according to Ofwat, the water regulatory body for England and Wales.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

In the third, he burst open in the red zone and reeled in a 14-yard touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

The door burst open and Mr. Haber stormed in.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

These are very brief bursts of brain activity that can interrupt the normal sleep cycle without causing someone to become fully awake.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Examples include solar flares, which are intense bursts of radiation.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Seehorn bursts out laughing, which she does often and with great gusto throughout our conversation.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

In the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir, at least 31 people been killed in several short bursts of extremely intense rainfall, according to a report by the public state broadcaster.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Though his prose remained pungent, the more dangerous bursts of candor had subsided, especially after Abigail passed away in October of 1818.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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 dressed as hastily as I was able, but just as I was putting on the finishing touches to my costume my white tie bursted.

From Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization by Emmett J. (Emmett Jay) Scott

“Boorman and the Devil” is a funny, surprising, revealing and altogether fascinating document, bursting with crazy details about gonzo 1970s filmmaking.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

The pessimists were quick to warn that the AI bubble was bursting.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

More recently, the S&P 500 suffered through a lost decade during the 2000s, hurt by the one-two punch of the dot-com bubble bursting, and, later, the 2008 financial crisis.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

Each half of the film reflects the character it follows, the first part frenetic, densely packed and bursting with music.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Gardens were bursting with sweet-smelling flowers that almost covered up the garbage stink.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis




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