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erupt

[ih-ruhpt] / ɪˈrʌpt /


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It leaves vegetation dead, dry and needing just a small spark to erupt into flame.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

It isn’t the sin that makes Rowan erupt but Olivia’s failure to live by the most important lesson he’s ever imparted.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Mr. Klepach warned that in Russia “a social crisis could erupt at a time when no one is really expecting it” and noted ominously that in 1917, “no one expected the February Revolution either.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Scientists have identified a heat-driven process inside magma that could help explain why volcanoes with similar characteristics sometimes erupt in very different ways.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

He was nervous because he knew Mom was going to erupt when she saw her corn cut down.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos

It is the second time in recent months that Catania International Airport, on the island of Sicily, has stopped flights due to emissions from Etna, which is Europe's tallest active volcano and erupts frequently.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Trump's post featured a 10-second video showing an overhead view of a building surrounded by greenery before an explosion erupts, sending up a cloud of smoke.

From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026

Near midnight, following Austin Drizzles’ weekly forecast, the church once again erupts into the Unusual Tuesday gospel.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

The study also highlights how major geological faults can strongly influence whether magma erupts or becomes trapped underground.

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2026

Met Bong interrupts me as laughter erupts from the girls. a voice calls out to me as they all head back to sleep.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Michael Kotlikoff had spent his presidency navigating federal-funding disruptions and antisemitism controversies—until a campus sexual-assault furor erupted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

When the Palisades fire erupted, the department initially created an incident command at Fire Station 23, located in the path of the fire along a major evacuation route.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Yet as the turbulent session wore on, intense buying suddenly erupted in policy-sensitive parts of the $31.5 trillion Treasury market.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Since the fighting erupted, banking services in Tigray have been suspended by the government.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

He’d been safe at his lab here in Seattle when St. Helens erupted.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis

It remained there for several weeks, gradually releasing gas before finally erupting.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Plus, we look at new fronts erupting in the Iran war, and a daring mission to recover American POWs from the ocean floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

The inciting conflict simmered for decades, starting in the late 14th century, before erupting into a series of civil wars lasting more than 30 years.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 2026

Shepreth Wildlife Park in Cambridgeshire said the new building featured a range of interactive screens and projections to aid understanding, including an erupting volcano.

From BBC ● May 30, 2026

And there in the distance, like a snow-covered mountain erupting from the sea, she saw the fortress of ice, its windows glinting in the light of the rising sun.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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