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eruption

[ih-ruhp-shuhn] / ɪˈrʌp ʃən /


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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants Bilt to explain what prompted the eruption of payment snafus after a revamp of the company’s rewards-for-rent card.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“There’s still the worry of a thermal eruption of the tank,” Huang said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

The magma traveled from more than 20 kilometers beneath Earth's surface before stopping just 1.6 kilometers below the island, narrowly avoiding an eruption.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The Toba eruption was more than 10,000 times larger than the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, yet our species endured.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

The vertical eruption Mount St. Helens erupted out of its top as well as out its side.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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