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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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An entertaining game looked set to end 2-2, thus eliminating Iran, only for Riyad Mahrez to burst clear and put Algeria ahead in the 93rd minute.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

Smart glasses have burst onto the scene in some high-profile places — but they’re still a rare sight on the faces of regular people.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 27, 2026

We’ve also watched England supporters chew off their fingernails, the French get soaked by a thunderstorm in Philadelphia, and that Belgian kid who burst into tears when his team proved utterly useless.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

"It tells us this was not an ordinary gamma-ray burst."

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

My face was hot, so hot that I thought my head would burst.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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