bursting

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Its bright orange shade looked almost neon against the phantasmagoric roses bursting from the carpeting and wallpaper—every inch of this underworld custom-calibrated for a blindingly colorful ride.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

In the context of stratospheric valuations, the risk of a bubble forming and then bursting is elevated.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

As she walked home two weeks ago, Hailey Contreras carried in a plastic grocery bag all the accolades and graduation regalia from a high school and college career bursting with acclaim.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

In answer to those fretting about the imminent bursting of a market bubble, the Goldman team argue that the “conditions that have marked the ends of past bull markets remain mostly absent today.”

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

It was moist and creamy and absolutely too much for our already bursting stomachs, but it was scrumptious.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall