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That virtual reality world that was all the rage in the aftermath of the pandemic just before ChatGPT burst onto the scene and redirected investors’ attention to artificial intelligence?
From Barron's
Its vibrato fury bursts out only when she’s fighting for her life.
From Los Angeles Times
The surge in oil and gas prices triggered by the conflict has fuelled worries of a new burst of inflation in the 21-nation euro area, which is heavily dependent on energy imports.
From Barron's
Today I careened onto the sidewalk and burst through the door with never a knock.
From Literature
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Then, in no time at all, the sky above us was filled with a thunderous throbbing roar, so loud that I thought my ears might burst.
From Literature
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