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spurt

[spurt] / spɜrt /




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The bottom line is that everyone seems to want to own VIX, as they expect a market downturn and a spurt in volatility.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026

Both her sons have been through a growth spurt this summer, so she is expecting to spend more than £200 on their branded items alone.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

While some naysayers doubted Cook could carry the brand forward, he has proven them wrong, leading the company on an unprecedented growth spurt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

They view the inflation spurt as the immediate issue that bonds will continue to fret over, keeping long tenor yields elevated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

There was a spurt of pain along his haunch, but he knew that he could move.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

But the combat happens in short spurts, allowing a fair amount of downtime for recuperation, conversation and enjoyment of the sport.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

The medication, which was first developed 15 years ago, can result in increased height if administered during growth spurts.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

In these environments, black holes experienced brief but intense growth spurts through a process known as 'super Eddington accretion'.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 26, 2026

There have always been demand spurts for hard drives, from personal computer adoption in the 1990s, to digital music and video in the 2000s, and streaming and cloud computing in the 2010s.

From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026

Whereas Jamie’s excitement bubbled out of him in grins and spurts of jittering around the room, Claudia’s excitement flowed not bubbled.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

In the bond market, Treasury yields spurted higher after a report said U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly returned to growth last month.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

Thus, the Huns were spurted to shift from herders to raiders.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022

Liam Boyce missed the best of their opportunities, the striker leaped up at the back post and headed down into the ground with the goal gaping, but the ball spurted over the bar.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022

Inside, Epicenter, the Derby runner-up, was hugging the rail like a life vest and spurted into contention like he had flippers on.

From New York Times ● May 21, 2022

He undid the pipe, rammed a long thin brush down it, and a jet of water spurted into his face.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

"We saw walls collapsing, the floors opening up. And then water and mud began spurting up from underneath the flooring."

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

A follow-up message from the consul included photos of oil spurting into the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

The ground even opened up, spurting sand out along a zigzagging 100-foot-long stretch of a University of Washington a football field.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

Europe's most active volcano has erupted again, where lava can be seen spurting near Italy's city of Catania.

From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2023

From a near-by cow shed he heard milk spurting into a pail.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes




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