erupt

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Intensifying return-on-investment concerns or AI disruption risks might be enough to cause it to erupt earlier, analysts added.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

UN Under-Secretary General Rosemary DiCarlo said during the meeting that "when conflicts erupt, children are among those most severely affected".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

"The volcano did not erupt just once -- it evolved over time as conditions in the subsurface changed."

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Civil wars often erupt when power collapses and there’s no clear replacement, or when competing factions vie for authority.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

The baby, full to bursting with magic, was a bit like a sleeping volcano—internal energy and heat and power can build over time, and erupt without warning.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill