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Tech firms diverged Thursday with a mixed bag of results for some of the AI sector's big beasts tempering the recent spurt of optimism amid growing anxiety about companies' investment and debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

GDP is forecast to rise at a frothy annual rate of 3% to 4%, potentially marking the biggest spurt of growth in several years.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Summer brought a growth spurt to advanced economies, according to closely watched business-activity surveys, and global trade is buoyant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 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

The downsides of a growth spurt means that my mom insists on buying clothes that are two sizes too big for me when she’s at the consignment store.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden

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

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Against the world champions, spurts don’t get it done, and less than 48 minutes doesn’t get it done.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026

The lack of electricity, except in rationed spurts, meant searing heat during the day followed by freezing cold during the night.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 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

All day, with little spurts of excitement, the thought of a smashing defeat in Africa had been in and out of his mind.

From "1984" by George Orwell

Treasury yields have spurted higher as they catch up with the main interest rate controlled by the Federal Reserve, which is at its highest level since 2001.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023

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

But then distant dust spurted from the plane’s front wheels.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck

"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

His paintings of erupting fountains, spurting fireworks and splashing bathers make you feel a cool summer breeze in the middle of a packed fair space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 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

A live broadcast on Icelandic television showed fountains of lava spurting near homes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 15, 2024

Nothing but sparks and spurting heat, molten rocks and burning embers.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman