spurt
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Without the late spurt, Scotland would have pushed England close.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026
In recent years, the buildings around the Metropolitan have struggled to keep retail tenants after a spurt of residential conversions of historic buildings starting in the early 2000s brought commerce to the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Some may perceive this as mere growing pains for a now-decade-old Silicon Valley giant that experienced a massive growth spurt after ChatGPT’s takeoff.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
Giant steel pipe’s mysterious overnight growth spurt baffles a Japanese city.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
Then he dove suddenly and the old man saw flying fish spurt out of the water and sail desperately over the surface.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing spurt
Excerpt from "The Little Mermaid"
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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Vocabulary from Readings 2, Unit 1
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