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
The budget proposal relies on a tax windfall, largely attributed to the stock market success of artificial intelligence companies, to erase California’s deficit — but some analysts have warned that the AI bubble could burst.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Founded in San Francisco in 2015 as a nonprofit research lab by Altman, Elon Musk and others, OpenAI burst into the mainstream with the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022.
From Barron's • 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
The commanding officer’s secretary, a red-cheeked man with a duck-like walk, burst in the door.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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