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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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Roast for 12 to 15 minutes, until the berries have burst and turned jammy.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Because the Sun rotates, different spacecraft were able to observe the radio burst as it moved into their field of view over the course of the 19 day event.

From Science Daily • May 23, 2026

“Glyph” feels thrown together as a story, but it provides companionship if not coherence—a burst of innocence amid the grim churn of the news.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Around 10:30 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2025, Pratt’s nanny burst through the door of his house in the Palisades, Pratt wrote in his memoir.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

I get enough air then, but the cold raw air freezes the sides of my throat and blood vessels burst and my throat generates mucus and soon I am choking on it.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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