spurt
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The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected in June, with job gains cooling from a strong spurt this spring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Without the late spurt, Scotland would have pushed England close.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 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
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
Nim’s breath came in jagged chunks; she was so hot she thought flames might spurt out of her head like her own miniature volcano.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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
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
Chinese oil stocks and storage capacity went through major growth spurts at the turn of the century, and then again after the global financial crisis of 2008-09.
From Barron's ● Nov. 20, 2025
The path heaved in short, quick spurts up through some stands of old birches, and then out into more sunlit spaces.
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
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
A Swede spurted far in front, but with slow, painful motions like someone running in a dream, Bob kept on around the track.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2020
Tears spurted out of her eyes, her nostrils flared.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
"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
Videos shared overnight show glowing red lava spurting from the volcano's peaks as residents get into cars and buses to flee.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2025
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
Earlier in the night, she had done the same with the golden faranji, standing right beside him while he did furious work in a laboratory of spurting flames and shattered glass.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing spurt
Excerpt from "The Little Mermaid"
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