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outburst

[out-burst] / ˈaʊtˌbɜrst /


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Yet there was hardly astonishment from those at Liverpool when Salah had his outburst at Leeds in December, when a place on the bench for a third successive game hurt him.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

"There's nothing in there I'm ashamed of," Brockman hit back, claiming that the journal did not include details of an outburst from Musk in 2017.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Webb's high resolution suggests that this dark lane may be connected to an outburst or flow of material from the central star, a process often driven by twin jets shooting out in opposite directions.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Then came a once-in-a-lifetime outburst that turned into the second highest scoring performance in the league’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

I stopped, breathless, already a little ashamed of my outburst, feeling that now at any rate I had burnt my boats for all time.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier




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