burst
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Although animals first appeared during the Ediacaran period, their diversity remained relatively limited for a surprisingly long time before a later burst of evolutionary innovation dramatically expanded life on Earth.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
When it’s pointed out he once jokingly named his “Stranger Things” character, Hopper, “the greatest role ever written,” he and his director burst out laughing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
When he told their seven-year-old son Finn that she had died, he burst into "uncontrollable tears" and that noise would stay with him forever.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
In 2021, they followed the crowd into a bubble that burst in small tech, SPACs and cannabis stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
She held her hands to her chest as if she might burst, and Orion barked and barked.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
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