bursts

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In front of one of the screens, a woman bursts into tears as she recognises her son thanks to a dusty blanket.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Gamma-ray bursts are extremely brief, she explained, so the telescope was placed at an altitude of approximately 600 kilometers in low Earth orbit, so it could remain in constant communication with researchers.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

San Francisco real estate agent Butch Haze of Compass has seen tech booms followed by ravenous bursts of homebuying since the first internet gold rush of the late 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Bergstrom releases coins in unpredictable bursts so buyers stay glued to their screens.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Trumpets and trombones shot out from the doorframe, blasting out bursts of triumphant music.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix