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burst

[burst] / bɜrst /




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Arenas was involved in a single-car accident in April 2025 and hospitalized for six days after a Tesla Cybertruck he was driving hit a tree and burst into flames.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

One basic point of history to remember: The biggest winner from the internet—Google, now Alphabet—wasn’t even public when the bubble burst in 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“I’m gonna go ahead and burst your bubble,” Ella Langley said about halfway through her main-stage set Friday night.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Bespoke Investment Group co-founder Paul Hickey pointed out yesterday that 15-day winning streaks for the SOX, for example, were way more common between 1998 and the dot-com bubble’s burst.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

She felt like a tiger in a cage, trying to burst free.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr




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