erupt
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Storms often erupt simultaneously across giant cloud belts that circle the planet, making it difficult to determine which storm produced each signal.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
And every contentious call an invitation to erupt.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
At the center of many of these controversies is a company called Pangram, whose CEO, Max Spero, has become the go-to authority when A.I. authorship disputes erupt.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
This is a great fan base, to me much more frustrated than angry, waiting to erupt in joy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Sparks fly from hammers as big as my head, forge fires glow a red deeper than blood, and cottony plumes of steam erupt every few feet from freshly quenched swords.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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