erupted

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Last year, "Gen Z" protests erupted, with young people arguing the state was failing to tackle crime, corruption and inequality.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The Republican president had to be evacuated from the dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel on April 25 after shots erupted at a security checkpoint outside the ballroom venue.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

On the day the fire erupted, amid increasingly urgent forecasts of high wind warnings, the mayor was away on a diplomatic trip to Ghana.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

If Weiss’ track record at CBS holds — ratings are down at the “Evening News,” chaos has erupted at the morning shows, CBS Radio has been shuttered — the numbers will follow.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

“Why do you want us to restrain ourselves?” he’d erupted at Kennedy advisers when they’d questioned the military’s plans to launch thousands of bombs in one massive attack.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin